Queensland Consolidated Acts

FAMILY AND CHILD COMMISSION ACT 2014 - SECT 29I

29I Minister may ask board to carry out review

(1) In exceptional circumstances, the Minister may ask the board to carry out a stated review, or to consider a stated system or issue as part of a review, if the Minister considers it would be appropriate, having regard to the purposes stated in section 29A .

(2) The matters to which a request relates may include matters relating to the child protection system other than child deaths connected to the system.

Example—

A request may relate to an issue arising from the serious physical injury of a child, or from a child death not connected to the child protection system, if the injury or death is relevant to the child protection system.

(3) The board must comply with the Minister’s request.

(4) The board must—

(a) for a request to carry out a review—decide the extent of, and terms of reference for, the review; and

(b) after completing the review that was requested or to which the request relates—

(i) advise the Minister of the outcomes; and

(ii) if appropriate, include the outcomes in a report under section 29J or 29K .

(5) This section applies despite section 29F .