Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 727B

    (1)     The CYP death review committee has the following functions:

        (a)     to keep a register of deaths of children and young people under part 19A.3;

        (b)     to report to the Minister in relation to deaths of children and young people under part 19A.4;

        (c)     to identify patterns and trends in relation to deaths or serious injuries of children, young people and young adults;

        (d)     to identify areas requiring further research, by the committee or another entity, that arise from the identified patterns and trends;

        (e)     to undertake research that aims to help prevent or reduce the likelihood of deaths or serious injuries of children, young people and young adults;

        (f)     to make recommendations about legislation, policies, practices and services for implementation by the Territory and non-government bodies to help prevent or reduce the likelihood of deaths or serious injuries of children, young people and young adults;

        (g)     to monitor the implementation of the committee's recommendations;

        (h)     any other function given to the committee under this chapter.

    (2)     The CYP death review committee has no function in relation to reviewing the cause of death of a particular child or young person.

    (3)     In this section:

"young adult" means an adult who is younger than 25 years old.