(c) otherwise—means an individual under the age of 18 years.
child in care, for Part 9, see section 143.
child safe action plan—see section 8F.
child safe organisation means 1 of the following—
(a) an entity mentioned in Schedule 1,
(b) a religious body—
(i) that provides services to children, or
(ii) in which adults have contact with children,
(c) a local government authority,
(d) a club or other body providing programs or services of a recreational or sporting nature for children and in which workers are required to hold a working with children check clearance under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012,
(e) an entity, or part of an entity, prescribed by the regulations for this definition.
Child Safe Standards—see section 8C.
children’s care legislation means the following Acts and the regulations under the Acts—
Children’s Court means the Children’s Court of New South Wales constituted by the Children’s Court Act 1987.
Children’s Guardian means the Children’s Guardian appointed under section 115.
Children’s Guardian report, for Part 4, see section 49(1).
commencement see section 5(1).
Commissioner of Police means the Commissioner of Police appointed under the Police Act 1990.
complaint, for Part 4, see section 10.
contractor, for Part 4, see section 10.
Department means the Department of Communities and Justice.
designated agency see section 72.
director, for Division 2 of Part 11, see section 163.
employee, for Parts 3A and 4, see section 16.
employer’s authority means an employer’s authority that has been granted by the Children’s Guardian under Division 3 of Part 6.
employer’s exemption see section 94(1)(b).
employment—
(a) for Part 4—see section 10, or
(b) for Part 6—see section 90.
entity includes a person and an unincorporated body.
entity report, for Part 4, see section 36(1).
executive liability offence, for Division 2 of Part 11, see section 164.
film, for Schedule 2, see clause 1.
finding of reportable conduct, for Part 4, see section 26.
function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.
general power, for Schedule 2, see clause 1.
head, of a relevant entity, for Parts 3A and 4, see section 17.
head of a child safe organisation means—
(a) for an organisation that is a Department—the Secretary of the Department or the Secretary’s delegate, or
(b) if the regulations prescribe a person or a class of persons as the head of the organisation—the prescribed person or a person belonging to the class of persons prescribed, or
(c) otherwise—
(i) the chief executive officer of the organisation, however described, or
(ii) if there is no chief executive officer—the principal officer of the organisation, however described, or
(iii) if there is no chief executive officer or principal officer—a person approved by the Children’s Guardian under section 66.
ill-treatment, of a child, for Part 4, see section 23.
inspect, in relation to a thing, for Schedule 2, see clause 1.
investigation, for Part 4, see section 10.
investigator, for Part 4, see section 10.
kin, of a child, means a person who shares a cultural, tribal or community connection with the child that is recognised by that child’s family or community.
local government authority, for Part 4, see section 15.
married means—
(a) 2 persons who are legally married to each other, or
(b) 2 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons who are living together in a relationship that is recognised as a marriage according to the traditions of an Aboriginal community or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander group to which they belong.
parent, of a child, means a person having parental responsibility for the child.
parental responsibility, in relation to a child, means all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which, by law, parents have in relation to their children.
place, for Schedule 2, see clause 1.
premises, for Schedule 2, see clause 1.
prescribed agency—see section 8G.
principal officer—
(a) for an adoption service provider—see section 110, or
(b) for a designated agency—see section 74, or
(c) for an entity providing specialised substitute residential care—see section 8ZC.
related body, for a prescribed agency—see section 8H.
relative of a child means any of the following—
(a) a parent, step-parent, or spouse of a parent or step-parent, of the child,
(b) a grandparent, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, cousin, niece or nephew, uncle or aunt (whether by blood, marriage, affinity or adoption) of the child,
(c) a person who has parental responsibility for the child (not being the Minister, the Secretary or a person who has parental responsibility other than in his or her personal capacity),
(d) a person who has care responsibility for the child under the Adoption Act 2000 (not being the Minister, the Secretary or a person who has care responsibility other than in his or her personal capacity),
(e) for an Aboriginal child or a Torres Strait Islander child—a person who is part of the extended family or kin of the child.
relevant activity, for Part 6—see section 90.
relevant entity, for Part 4, see section 12.
religious body, for Part 4, see section 15A.
report, for Part 4, see section 10.
reportable allegation see section 18.
reportable conduct see section 20.
reportable conduct flag, in relation to a person, means a notation on a register that the person is the subject of an investigation or determination under the reportable conduct scheme.
sch 6: Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.10[8]; 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[21]; 2021 No 30, Sch 1[21]–[23]; 2022 No 14, Sch 8.1[4]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[40]–[49]; 2025 No 46, Sch 1[51].