New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (WORKING WITH CHILDREN) ACT 2012 - SECT 42A

42A Expert advisory panel

(1) The Children’s Guardian may appoint an expert advisory panel to provide advice to the Children’s Guardian about matters relating to offenders for the purposes of assisting the Children’s Guardian in carrying out risk assessments and exercising functions under this Act.

(2) The advice provided is not to relate to particular individuals.

(3) The Children’s Guardian may make advice provided by the expert advisory panel available to the Tribunal, on the initiative of the Children’s Guardian or at the request of the Tribunal.

(4) The Children’s Guardian and the Tribunal may, when exercising functions under this Act, consider any advice provided by the expert advisory panel.

(5) The terms of the appointment and any remuneration of members of the expert advisory panel are to be determined by the Children’s Guardian and must be approved by the Minister.