South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts8—Amendment of section 8—General functions of the Minister
(1)
Section 8(h)—delete paragraph (h) and substitute:
(h) to
provide, or assist in the provision of, services—
(i)
to assist children who are under the guardianship or in
the custody of the Minister; and
(ii)
to assist persons who, as children, have been under the
guardianship or in the custody of the Minister, to prepare for transition to
adulthood;
(2)
Section 8—after paragraph (k) insert:
(ka) to
encourage the provision of child safe environments particularly by government
and non-government organisations that provide services for, or have contact
with, children;
(3)
Section 8—after its present contents as amended by this section (now to
be designated as subsection (1)) insert:
(2) The Minister
must—
(a)
assist in the provision of—
(i)
services directed at enhancing the quality of care of
children and family life by strengthening and supporting families, and thus
preventing or reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect; and
(ii)
support services to children who have been abused or
neglected and their families; and
(b)
ensure that those support services are offered to children who are known by
the Department to have been abused or neglected and their families and that
genuine efforts are made to encourage such children and their families to
avail themselves of the services.