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Children and Community Services Act 2004
2The *Child Care Services Act 2007* Pt. 6 contains transitional provisions relating to the repealed Pt. 8 of this Act.
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2 The *Child Care Services Act 2007* Pt. 6 contains transitional provisions relating to the repealed Pt. 8 of this Act.
Defined terms
*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*
**Defined term Provision(s)**
Aboriginal child 3
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander representative organisation 3
Aboriginal person 3
adult 3
advisory body 27(1)
amending section Sch. 1 cl. 26
another law 107(1)
applicant 91
application for assistance 235(1)
appropriate person 41(1)
approved person 112
assessor 3
assistance 22(4A)
authorisation Sch. 1 cl. 1
authorised CEO 131A
authorised entity 28A
authorised officer 3
authorised officer (Child Protection) Sch. 1 cl. 29
authorised officer (Education) Sch. 1 cl. 29
authorised person 112
authorised purpose 241A
boarding facility 124A
boarding supervisor 124A
body piercing 104A(1)
care plan 3, 89(2)
care planning decision 91
care plan review panel 91
carer 3
CEO 3, 28A
CEO (Corrective Services) 24A(1), 131A
CEO (Education) 131A, Sch. 1 cl. 29
change of name application 63(2)
child 3, 42, 74, 79(1), 84(1), 105(1), 124F(1),
126(1), 131, 150(1), 240(1)
child care services 3
child protection order 157(1)
child protection proceeding 157(1)
Children’s Court 157(1)
child welfare law 157(1)
commencement Sch. 1 cl. 28(1)
commencement day 124A, Sch. 1 cl. 1 and 29
Commissioner 242A(1)
Commissioner of Police 124D(1)
Commonwealth agency 23(1)
community 3
condition 51(1), 64(1)
consent 127(1)
continuation order 88E(1)
corrective services officer 131A
corresponding authority 23(1)
Court 3
cultural support plan 3, 89A
delivery work 188
Department 3
departmental officer 124A
departmental parenting agreement Sch. 1 cl. 29
departmental record 238(1)
disability 3
disclosing CEO 28B(1)
disposable article 112
doctor 124A
early childhood worker 124A
education officer 131A
emotional abuse 28(1)
employ 188
engage in conduct 101(2)
entry warrant 241A, 241L(1)
existing appeal Sch. 1 cl. 1
existing order Sch. 1 cl. 1
existing proceedings Sch. 1 cl. 1
exposed 3
extended order Sch. 1 cl. 1
facility 125A(1)
family 3
family business 188
family violence 3
firearm article 112
first listing date 3
guidelines 80(1)
harm 3, 28(1), 101(2)
home order 157(1)
identified person 237(2)
identifying information 124A, 240(1)
industrial inspector 3
in need of protection 3, 28(2)
interested person 23(1)
interim order 3, 157(1)
interim order (secure care) 3
interstate law 157(1)
interstate officer 157(1)
intervention action 32(2)
in the CEO’s care 3, 30
intoxicant 112
investigable death 242A(1)
judge 3
leave 124H(1)
leaving care plan 3, 89B
magistrate 3, 241A
midwife 124A
Ministerial Body 17, Sch. 1 cl. 27(1)
minister of religion 124A
neglect 28(1)
negotiated placement agreement 3
non-government provider 23(1), 28A
notice 193(1), 194A(1)
notification day 69B(2)
notifier 240(1)
nurse 124A
officer 3, 37(1), 41(1), 87(1), 88J(1)
officer in charge 40(1)
official 131A
old order 237(1)
order 124H(1)
out-of-home care service provider 124A
out-of-home care worker 124A
parent 3
parentage testing order 136A
parentage testing procedure 136A
parental responsibility 3
parenting 131A
parenting order 104(1)
participating State 157(1)
party 3
party to the initial proceedings 42
personal material 97(1)
place 3
placement arrangement 3
place of residence 105(1)
pre-hearing conference 3
prescribed authority 28A
prescribed period 104(1)
prescribed report 24A(1)
prohibited article 112
proposed interstate order 158(1), 167(1)
protected child 88A
protection application 3
protection order 3
protection order (special guardianship) 3
protection order (supervision) 3
protection order (time-limited) 3
protection order (until 18) 3
protection proceedings 3
provide care 104(1)
provisional care plan 3, 39(2)
provisionally protected child 88A
provisional protection and care 3
PSR Act Sch. 1 cl. 29
PSR Act parenting agreement Sch. 1 cl. 29
psychologist 124A
publication day 88B(3)
public authority 3
publish 237(1)
record 241A
registrar of the Court 157(1)
relevant behaviour 131D
relevant information 23(1), 28A
relevant modification 94(2)
relevant officer 22(4AC)
relevant person 73(1)
relevant record 241A
religious confession 124BA(1)
remote communication 3
repealed Act Sch. 1 cl. 1
report 124A, 138
reporter 124A
representation 146(1)
requesting CEO 28B(2)
residential facility 3
responsible parenting agreement 3, 131C
responsible person 131A
school counsellor 124A
section 18(1) Sch. 1 cl. 27(1)
secure care arrangement 3, 88C(1)
secure care decision 3, 88G(1)
secure care facility 3
secure care period 88F(1), 134A(2)
seized 117(1)
sending State 157(1)
service provider 3
sexual abuse 124A
social services 3
special guardian 3
specified Sch. 1 cl. 25(5)
specified person 124B(1)
State 157(1)
teacher 124A
Torres Strait Islander 3
Torres Strait Islander child 3
transferred order 181(1)
Tribunal decision 94(2)
variation 134(2A)
warrant (access) 121(1)
warrant (apprehension) 122(1)
warrant (provisional protection and care) 123(1)
weapon 112
wellbeing 3
working day 3, 157(1)
young child 104(1)
youth justice worker 124A
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