New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN ACT 2019 - SECT 174

174 Children's Guardian may make guidelines

(1) The Children's Guardian may make guidelines for the purpose of exercising the Children's Guardian's functions.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Children's Guardian may make guidelines about the following--

(a) in relation to a placement of a child with a designated agency--

(i) particular classes of people, in addition to parents and including persons significant to the child, who should normally receive information concerning the placement, and

(ii) particular types of information concerning the placement that should normally be disclosed, and

(iii) guidance as to persons who should not receive information concerning the placement,

(b) guidance as to how the child concerned is to participate in any decision-making processes relating to the disclosure of information concerning the authorised carer of the child,

(c) processes to follow to ensure procedural fairness and natural justice for employees the subject of an investigation or determination under the reportable conduct scheme,

(d) information sharing within the Office of the Children's Guardian,

(e) guidance for the purposes of Part 3A.

(3) A guideline issued by the Children's Guardian must be published on the Office of the Children's Guardian's website.