34CEstablishment and composition of the Team

34C Establishment and composition of the Team

34C Establishment and composition of the Team

(1) The Child Death Review Team is established by this Act.

(2) The Team is to consist of the following members—

(a) the Ombudsman, who is to be the Convenor of the Team,

(b) the Advocate,

(c) the Community Services Commissioner,

(d) such other persons as may be appointed by the Minister.

(3) The Team is to be supported and assisted in the exercise of its functions by members of staff of the Ombudsman’s Office.

(4) The Team is to include representatives of each of the following—

(a) that part of the Department of Communities and Justice comprising the group of staff who are principally involved in the administration of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998,

(b) NSW Health within the meaning of the Health Administration Act 1982,

(c) the NSW Police Force,

(d) the Department of Education,

(e) the Department of Justice,

(f) the Office of the NSW State Coroner, within the Department of Communities and Justice,

(g) that part of the Department of Communities and Justice comprising the group of staff who are principally involved in the administration of the Disability Inclusion Act 2014.

(5) Each representative referred to in subsection (4) is to be nominated by the Minister responsible for the organisation concerned.

(6) In addition, the Team is to include persons recommended by the Convenor and who, in the opinion of the Minister, are—

(a) experts in health care, research methodology, child development or child protection, or

(b) persons who, because of their qualifications or experience, or both, are likely to make a valuable contribution to the work of the Team.