South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The
"principles of intervention" are as follows:
(a)
decisions and actions (if any) under this Act should be taken in a timely
manner (and, in particular, should be made as early as possible in the case of
young children in order to promote permanence and stability);
(b) if a
child or young person is able to form their own views on a matter concerning
their care, the child or young person should be given an opportunity to
express those views freely and those views are to be given due weight in the
operation of this Act in accordance with the developmental capacity of the
child or young person and the circumstances;
(c)
account should be taken of the culture, disability, language and religion of
children or young people and, if relevant, those in whose care children and
young people are placed;
(d) in
each case, consideration should be given to making arrangements for the care
of a child or young person by way of a family group conference if possible and
appropriate.
(2) Each person or
body engaged in the administration, operation or enforcement of this Act must
exercise their powers and perform their functions so as to give effect to the
principles of intervention.
(3) However, this
section and the principles of intervention do not displace, and cannot be used
to justify the displacement of, section 7.
(4) To avoid doubt,
the requirement under this section applies to the Court.