12BAChild welfare officer—prescribed office of a State or Territory

#### 12BA Child welfare officer—prescribed office of a State or Territory For paragraph (a) of the definition of child welfare officer in subsection 4(1) of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed office: (a) for New South Wales—the offices of: (i) Minister for Family and Community Services, in relation to the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) and the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW); and (ii) Minister for Disability Services, in relation to the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW); (b) for Tasmania—the office of Secretary of the Department of Communities Tasmania; (c) for Victoria—the office of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; (d) for Queensland—the office of the Chief Executive of the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women; (e) for the Australian Capital Territory—the offices of: (i) Director‑General of the Community Services Directorate; and (ii) Chief Psychiatrist appointed under subsection 196(1) of the Mental Health Act 2015 (ACT); (f) for the Northern Territory—the office of the Minister for Territory Families.