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Public Guardian Act 2014
sec.76Powers in relation to staff members of visitable sites
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### sec.76 Powers in relation to staff members of visitable sites
After entering a visitable site, a child advocacy officer may do any of the following—
have access to a child staying at the site;
talk with a child staying at the site, out of the hearing of staff members of the site and other persons at the site;
at any reasonable time, require a staff member of the site to give the officer reasonable help, if it is practicable to give the help, to exercise the officer’s powers under paragraph (a) or (b) .
A staff member must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) (c) , unless the staff member has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —40 penalty units.
(sec.76-ssec.1) After entering a visitable site, a child advocacy officer may do any of the following— have access to a child staying at the site; talk with a child staying at the site, out of the hearing of staff members of the site and other persons at the site; at any reasonable time, require a staff member of the site to give the officer reasonable help, if it is practicable to give the help, to exercise the officer’s powers under paragraph (a) or (b) .
(sec.76-ssec.2) A staff member must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) (c) , unless the staff member has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —40 penalty units.
- (a) have access to a child staying at the site;
- (b) talk with a child staying at the site, out of the hearing of staff members of the site and other persons at the site;
- (c) at any reasonable time, require a staff member of the site to give the officer reasonable help, if it is practicable to give the help, to exercise the officer’s powers under paragraph (a) or (b) .