This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY PART 1.1--INTRODUCTORY 1. Name of Act PART 1.2--INTERPRETATION 2. Dictionary 3. Notes 3A. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 4. Orders in favour of a person 5. Meaning of carer PART 1.3--APPLICATION OF THE ACT 6. Application of Act generally 7. Who is a child? 8. Who is a young person? 9. Children and young people to whom Act applies CHAPTER 2--GENERAL OBJECTS, PRINCIPLES AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY PART 2.1--GENERAL OBJECTS 10. Objects PART 2.2--PRINCIPLES APPLYING TO THE ACT 11. Best interests of child or young person paramount consideration 12. General principles 13. How to apply the best interests principle 14. Indigenous children and young people principle CHAPTER 3--PROCEEDINGS UNDER ACT GENERALLY 22. Entitlement to take part 23. Ch 6 and ch 7—general representation of child or young 24. Ch 6, ch 7 and ch 8—legal representation of child or young 25. Applications may be heard together CHAPTER 4--ADMINISTRATION PART 4.1--CHIEF EXECUTIVE 26. Chief executive's functions 27. Duties and particular powers of chief executive 28. Who can the chief executive get help from? 34. Delegation by chief executive PART 4.2--CHILDRENS SERVICES COUNCIL 35. Childrens Services Council 36. Members of the council 37. Chairperson 38. Meetings of the council 39. Ending of appointments 40. Advice and assistance by chief executive and public advocate PART 4.3--OTHER OFFICIALS 45. Assistance for public advocate 46. Giving information protected 47. Suitable entities 48. Appointment of officers 49. Identity cards CHAPTER 5--THE CHILDRENS COURT 50. Childrens Court Magistrates 51. Restriction on assignment to act as Childrens Court Magistrate 52. Arrangement of business of Childrens Court 53. Childrens Court 53A. Assignment of other magistrates to deal with Childrens Court matters 53B. Completion of part-heard matters 54. General jurisdiction of Childrens Court 55. Decisions about jurisdiction by reference to age 56. Procedure of Childrens Court 57. Matters before Childrens Court 59. Orders about service 60. Attendance of parents at court 61. Proceedings not open to public 61A. Restriction on publication of certain identifying material from 62. Childrens Court may excuse parties from attendance CHAPTER 6--YOUNG OFFENDERS PART 6.1--INTERPRETATION FOR CHAPTER 6 63. Definitions for ch 6 64. Meaning of young offender 65. Meaning of State institution 66. Special meaning of young person in ch 6 PART 6.2--DEALING WITH YOUNG OFFENDERS IN ACT Division 6.2.1--General provisions for part 6.2 67. Saving of other laws 69. Decisions about criminal jurisdiction by reference to age 70. Proceedings where young person jointly charged with adult 72. Power to apprehend under-age children 73. Powers of court in relation to reports 74. Reports to be made available 75. Care and protection considerations Division 6.2.2--Proceedings against young people 76. Definitions for div 6.2.2 77. Meaning of under restraint 78. Committing an offence 79. Interviewing young people 80. Notification of arrest 81. Limitations in relation to criminal proceedings against young people 82. Procedure by summons 83. Charge against young person—informing person with parental 84. Identifying material 84A. Destruction of identifying material 85. Detention of young people generally 88. Exclusion of evidence unlawfully obtained 89. Summary disposal of certain cases 90. Committal for trial in certain cases 91. Young person may elect to be committed for trial 92. Committal of guilty young person to Supreme Court 93. Childrens Court to give reasons 94. Remission of matter by Supreme Court 95. Transfer to the mental health tribunal Division 6.2.3--Disposition of young offenders 96. Disposition of young offenders 97. Early release 98. Disposition without proceeding to conviction 99. Prohibition on certain orders 100. Variation or revocation of conditional discharge order 101. Fines and similar orders 102. Enforcement of payment of fines etc 103. Breach of certain orders for reparation or compensation 104. Probation orders 105. Probation orders—entry and inspection by supervisor 105A. Issue of warrant to enter and inspect 106. Community service orders 107. Duties of young offender under community service order 108. Contravention of community service orders 109. Contravention of community service and conditional discharge orders 110. Attendance centre orders 111. Duties of young person under attendance centre order 112. Contravention of attendance centre orders 114. Residential orders 115. Contravention of residential order 116. Contravention of probation, community service, attendance centre or residential 117. Revocation and variation of certain orders 118. Referral to mental health tribunal following conviction Division 6.2.5--Miscellaneous 123. Powers of Supreme Court 124. Adjournment of criminal proceedings 125. Placing in shelter or correctional centre 127. Remission of time to be spent in institution 130. Other rights and freedoms not affected 131. Royal prerogative of mercy not affected CHAPTER 9--CHILDRENS SERVICES PART 9.1--GENERAL 324. Definitions for ch 9 325. Objects 326. Principles 327. What is a childrens service? 328. What is a child-care centre? 329. What is a family day care scheme? 330. Situations where ch 9 does not apply 331. Exemptions PART 9.2--APPROVALS IN PRINCIPLE AND LICENCES Division 9.2.1--General 332. Deciding if suitable 333. Duty of disclosure 334. Register Division 9.2.2--Approval in principle 335. Advertising intention to apply 336. Application 337. Eligibility for approval in principle 338. Grant or refusal of approval in principle 339. Certificate of approval in principle 340. Term 341. Chief executive to report Division 9.2.3--Licences 342. Advertising intention to apply 343. Application 344. Eligibility for licence 345. Grant or refusal of licence 346. Application for renewal 347. Renewal Division 9.2.4--Matters common to approvals in principle and licences 348. Adjacent premises 349. Variation of an approval in principle or a licence 350. Cancellation of an approval in principle or a licence 351. Return of certificate or licence 352. Change of controlling person PART 9.3--ENFORCEMENT 353. Reporting breach 354. Records 355. Powers of entry 356. Offence related search and seizure at licensed premises 357. Entry to premises of unlicensed service—search warrant 358. Notice to enforce requirements 359. Power to suspend operation if service unsafe 360. Removal of children in emergency PART 9.4--OFFENCES 361. Provision of care as part of family day care scheme 362. Carrying on unapproved or unlicensed childrens service at child-care 363. Advertising certain childrens services 364. Contravention of condition of approval in principle or licence 365. Offences in relation to approval in principle or licence documents 366. Obligations on proprietors, controlling people and carers CHAPTER 10--EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 367. Meaning of young child 368. Employing a child or young person 368A. Work experience not employment 369. Employment of children and young people in certain businesses etc 370. Employment of young children 371. Light work excepted 372. Family businesses excepted 373. Employment not to interfere with schooling etc 374. Dangerous employment 375. Regulation of employment of children and young people 376. Duty of employers of children and young people 377. Child or young person not to render certain measures ineffective 378. Ch 10 subject to certain provisions of Education Act CHAPTER 11--APPEALS AND REVIEW 379. Meaning of order 380. Appeal to Supreme Court 381. Application of Magistrates Court Act etc 382. Barring of appeal if order to review granted 383. Orders that Supreme Court may make 384. Review of decisions 385. Decision to refuse to grant licence may not be stayed or otherwise affected pending CHAPTER 12--GENERAL OFFENCES 386. Presumption of age 388. Tattooing of children and young people CHAPTER 13--POWERS OF ENTRY AND SEARCH 393. Things connected with offences 394. Extended meaning of offence 395. Search and seizure 396. Search warrants 397. Entry in emergencies 398. Consent to entry CHAPTER 15--CONFIDENTIALITY AND IMMUNITY 407. Immunity from suit CHAPTER 16--MISCELLANEOUS 408. Understanding proceedings 409. Right of appearance 410. Power of person without parental responsibility 411. Notification of location of child or young person 412. Declaration of attendance centres, institutions and shelters 413. Child's or young person's name may be given 414. Chief executive to notify births in some circumstances 415. Evidentiary certificates 416. Determination of fees 416A. Approval of forms by chief executive 417. Regulation-making power SCHEDULE 1 DICTIONARY ENDNOTES