Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Children and Young Persons Act 1989 - SECT 34

Probation officers

34. Probation officers



(1) The Secretary-

   (a)  has the duty of generally supervising all probation work under this
        Act; and

   (b)  has the powers and duties prescribed by or under this Act.

(2) There are to be employed under Part 3 of the
Public Administration Act 2004 as many stipendiary probation officers for the
Court as are necessary.



(3) A probation officer appointed under sub-section (2) has the powers and
duties prescribed by or under this Act.

(4) The Secretary may, by instrument published in the Government Gazette,
appoint as an honorary probation officer any fit and proper person who is
willing to exercise and perform the powers and duties given to honorary
probation officers by or under this Act.

(5) An honorary probation officer is not in respect of the office of honorary
probation officer subject to the Public Administration Act 2004.





(6) A probation officer is, in relation to a probation order, subject to the
direction of the Court but otherwise he or she is subject to the direction and
control of the Secretary.

(7) The Secretary must co-ordinate the activities of probation officers.