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Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997
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### 7 Object
> [*\[Section 7 Substituted by No. 64 of 2013, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-07-01/act-2013-064#GS5@EN)
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> > (1) The object of this Act is to provide for the care and protection of children in a manner that –
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> > > > (a) maximises a child's best interests; and
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> > > > (b) recognises that a child's family is the preferred environment for his or her care and upbringing; and
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> > > > (c) recognises that the responsibility for the protection of a child rests primarily with the child's parents and family.
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> > (2) The Minister is to seek to further the object of this Act in partnership with Government Agencies, councils, non-government organisations (whether incorporated or unincorporated), families and communities.