Childrens Court Rules 2016
sec.107Qualifications or experience of chairperson— Child Protection Act , s 69
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sec.107 Qualifications or experience of chairperson— Child Protection Act , s 69
For the Child Protection Act , section 69 (2) , the chairperson of the conference must have— an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people, including— children and young people; and if a participant in a proceeding is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander—Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; and knowledge and an understanding of the issues and processes for the protection of children under the Child Protection Act ; and accreditation as a mediator by a recognised mediation accreditation body. In this rule— Mediator Standards Board means the Mediator Standards Board Limited ACN 145 829 812. national mediator accreditation system means the industry-based accreditation system for mediators developed and maintained by the Mediator Standards Board. recognised mediation accreditation body means an organisation that is a member of the Mediator Standards Board and is able to accredit mediators under the national mediator accreditation system. (sec.107-ssec.1) For the Child Protection Act , section 69 (2) , the chairperson of the conference must have— an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people, including— children and young people; and if a participant in a proceeding is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander—Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; and knowledge and an understanding of the issues and processes for the protection of children under the Child Protection Act ; and accreditation as a mediator by a recognised mediation accreditation body. (sec.107-ssec.2) In this rule— Mediator Standards Board means the Mediator Standards Board Limited ACN 145 829 812. national mediator accreditation system means the industry-based accreditation system for mediators developed and maintained by the Mediator Standards Board. recognised mediation accreditation body means an organisation that is a member of the Mediator Standards Board and is able to accredit mediators under the national mediator accreditation system.
- (a) an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people, including— (i) children and young people; and (ii) if a participant in a proceeding is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander—Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; and
- (i) children and young people; and
- (ii) if a participant in a proceeding is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander—Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; and
- (b) knowledge and an understanding of the issues and processes for the protection of children under the Child Protection Act ; and
- (c) accreditation as a mediator by a recognised mediation accreditation body.
- (i) children and young people; and
- (ii) if a participant in a proceeding is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander—Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; and