Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 297D

297D Definitions for division

In this division—

"child charged with an offence" see section 297E .

"non-government entity" means an entity that is not a State or Commonwealth department or agency.

"prescribed entity" means—

(a) the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters—

(i) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services;

(ii) child protection services;

(iii) community services;

(iv) corrective services;

(v) court services;

(vi) disability services;

(vii) education;

(viii) housing services;

(ix) public health services;

(x) youth justice services; or

(b) the chief executive of another department that provides services to children; or

(c) the commissioner of the police service; or

(d) the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Ltd ACN 096 708 922; or

(e) a health service chief executive under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; or

(f) the chief executive officer of the National Disability Insurance Agency; or

(g) the principal of an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; or

(h) the public guardian; or

(i) another entity prescribed by regulation.

(a) Legal Aid Queensland established under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 ; or

(b) a non-government entity that provides a service to children.

Examples of a service that may be provided to children—

• counselling

• disability services

• education or training services

• health services

• housing and homelessness services

• legal services