Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 245

245 Overview of chapter and purpose of reviews

(1) This chapter provides for a system under which, if a child dies or suffers serious physical injury after a relevant agency has been involved with the child, the agency’s head must carry out a review of its involvement.

(2) The system also provides for a review of the office of the litigation director’s involvement in a matter concerning the child if the litigation director has performed a litigation function.

(3) The purpose of the reviews is to promote the safety and wellbeing of children who come into contact with the child protection system by—

(a) facilitating ongoing learning and improvement in the provision of services by the agencies and the litigation director; and

(b) promoting the accountability of the agencies and the litigation director; and

(c) supporting collaboration and joint learning by the agencies.

(4) In the case of child deaths, review reports are given to an independent board under the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 , part 3A , which carries out further reviews of relevant systems.