Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 501A

    (1)     In this chapter:

"referral", of a child or young person by a referring entity, means a request for the therapeutic support panel to evaluate the therapeutic needs of the child or young person.

"referring entity", for referrals of a child or young person, means any of the following:

        (a)     the chief police officer;

        (b)     a territory entity;

        (c)     an ACT education provider;

        (d)     a health facility;

        (e)     a health practitioner;

        (f)     a judge or magistrate;

        (g)     an ACAT member;

        (h)     a registrar or deputy registrar of the Supreme Court, the Magistrates Court, the Childrens Court or the ACAT;

              (i)     the Chief Executive Officer of ACT Courts and Tribunals;

        (j)     the human rights commission;

        (k)     the public advocate;

        (l)     the legal aid commission;

        (m)     a person who has daily care responsibility or long-term care responsibility for the child or young person;

        (n)     an entity prescribed by regulation.

    (2)     In this section:

"ACAT member"—see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, dictionary, definition of  tribunal member .

"ACT education provider"—see section 25 (3).

"Chief Executive Officer of ACT Courts and Tribunals"—see the Court Procedures Act 2004

, section 11A (1).

"territory entity"—see section 25 (3).