New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 266

266 Minister to give annual report about active efforts

(1) The Minister must prepare an annual report relating to the implementation and impact of the principle of active efforts for each of the 5 financial years following the commencement of this section.

(2) Each report must include details about the following matters for the financial year to which the report relates--

(a) the actions taken by the Secretary to implement the principle of active efforts,

(b) funding that was directly invested in active efforts measures, including to--

(i) the Department, and

(ii) non-government organisations and Aboriginal community controlled organisations,

(c) steps taken to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination and participation in decision-making, including steps taken to implement the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young Persons Principle.

(3) The Minister must report to Parliament--

(a) for the first report--within 6 months after end of the first financial year immediately following the commencement of this section, and

(b) for each subsequent report--within 6 months after the end of the each subsequent financial year.