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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SAFETY) ACT 2017 - SECT 15

15—Additional annual reporting obligations

        (1)         The Minister must, not later than 30 September in each year, prepare a report—

            (a)         detailing the role of the Minister, and the extent to which the Minister has performed the Minister's functions, in respect of the operation of this Act for the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June; and

            (b)         setting out the following information relating to the provision of family support services and intensive family support services to children and young people who are at risk and their families:

                  (i)         the extent to which such services were provided by, or on behalf of, the State (including statistical data relating to the number of times such services were provided) during the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June;

                  (ii)         the amount of resources allocated for the provision of such services by or on behalf of the State—

                        (A)         during the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June; and

                        (B)         during the current financial year;

                  (iii)         the extent to which the allocated resources were, in fact, spent on the provision of such services during the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June;

                  (iv)         bench-marking the resources referred to in subparagraph (ii) and (iii) against those allocated and spent by other States and Territories in the provision of such services during the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June; and

            (c)         providing any other information required by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

        (2)         The Minister must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after preparing a report under this section, cause a copy of the report to be published on a website determined by the Minister.

        (3)         The Minister must, within 6 sitting days after preparing a report under this section, cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament.

        (4)         The requirements of this section are in addition to any other reporting obligation of the Minister.



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