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Youth Justice Act 1992
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### sec.297D Definitions for division
In this division—
child charged with an offence see section 297E .
non-government entity means an entity that is not a State or Commonwealth department or agency.
prescribed entity means—
the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters—
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services;
child protection services;
community services;
corrective services;
court services;
disability services;
education;
housing services;
public health services;
youth justice services; or
the chief executive of another department that provides services to children; or
the commissioner of the police service; or
the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Ltd ACN 096 708 922; or
a health service chief executive under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; or
the chief executive officer of the National Disability Insurance Agency; or
the principal of an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; or
the public guardian; or
another entity prescribed by regulation.
s 297D def prescribed entity amd 2023 No. 3 s 38 ; 2023 No. 14 s 47
service provider means—
Legal Aid Queensland established under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 ; or
a non-government entity that provides a service to children.
counselling
disability services
education or training services
health services
housing and homelessness services
legal services
s 297D ins 2019 No. 23 s 30
- (a) the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters— (i) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services; (ii) child protection services; (iii) community services; (iv) corrective services; (v) court services; (vi) disability services; (vii) education; (viii) housing services; (ix) public health services; (x) youth justice services; or
- (i) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services;
- (ii) child protection services;
- (iii) community services;
- (iv) corrective services;
- (v) court services;
- (vi) disability services;
- (vii) education;
- (viii) housing services;
- (ix) public health services;
- (x) youth justice services; or
- (b) the chief executive of another department that provides services to children; or
- (c) the commissioner of the police service; or
- (d) the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Ltd ACN 096 708 922; or
- (e) a health service chief executive under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; or
- (f) the chief executive officer of the National Disability Insurance Agency; or
- (g) the principal of an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; or
- (h) the public guardian; or
- (i) another entity prescribed by regulation.
- (i) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services;
- (ii) child protection services;
- (iii) community services;
- (iv) corrective services;
- (v) court services;
- (vi) disability services;
- (vii) education;
- (viii) housing services;
- (ix) public health services;
- (x) youth justice services; or
- (a) Legal Aid Queensland established under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 ; or
- (b) a non-government entity that provides a service to children. Examples of a service that may be provided to children— • counselling • disability services • education or training services • health services • housing and homelessness services • legal services
- • counselling
- • disability services
- • education or training services
- • health services
- • housing and homelessness services
- • legal services
- • counselling
- • disability services
- • education or training services
- • health services
- • housing and homelessness services
- • legal services