South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts156—Additional annual reporting obligations
(1) The
Chief Executive must, not later than 30 September in each year, submit to the
Minister a report setting out—
(a) the
following information in respect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children and young people:
(i)
the extent to which case planning in relation to such
children and young people includes the development of cultural maintenance
plans with input from local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
and organisations;
(ii)
the extent to which agreements made in case planning
relating to supporting the cultural needs of such children and young people
are being met (being support such as transport to cultural events, respect for
religious laws, attendance at funerals, providing appropriate food and access
to religious celebrations);
(iii)
the extent to which such children and young people have
access to a case worker, community, relative or other person from the same
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community as the child or young person;
and
(b) the
following information relating to case workers and children and young people
in care:
(i)
whether a case worker has been allocated to each child
and young person in care;
(ii)
whether each child and young person in care has had face
to face contact with their allocated case worker at least once in each month,
and, if not, the extent to which those targets have been achieved; and
(c)
whether each child or young person under the guardianship of the Chief
Executive until they are 18 years of age has a case plan that is developed,
monitored and reviewed as part of a regular 6 monthly planning cycle and, if
not, the extent to which that target has been achieved; and
(d) the
emergence of any recurring themes in the matters referred to in a preceding
paragraph; and
(e) the
following information relating to recommendations of the Child Protection
Systems Royal Commission (being information relating to the preceding
financial year):
(i)
the extent to which any outstanding recommendations have
been implemented;
(ii)
if a decision was made to implement a particular
recommendation that the government, or the Minister or Chief Executive, had
previously indicated would not be implemented—the reasons for that
decision and the manner in which the recommendation is to be implemented;
(iii)
if a decision was made not to implement a particular
recommendation that the government, or the Minister or Chief Executive, had
previously indicated would be implemented—the reasons for that decision;
and
(f) the
number, and general nature, of placements of children and young people under
section 77; and
(g) any
other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) The Minister must,
as soon as is reasonably practicable after receipt of 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 receipt of 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
Chief Executive (however, a report under this section may be included in the
annual report of the Chief Executive under the Public Sector Act 2009 ).