Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If the CEO
determines that action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child’s
wellbeing, the CEO must do one or more of the following —
(a)
provide, or arrange for the provision of, social services to the child and, if
appropriate, a parent or other member of the child’s family;
(b)
arrange or facilitate a meeting between an officer and any one or more of the
following people —
(i)
a parent or other member of the child’s family;
(ii)
a person who is significant in the child’s life;
(iii)
a representative of a service provider;
(iv)
a representative of a public authority,
for the purpose of
developing a plan to address the ongoing needs of the child in a way that
ensures the best outcome for the child;
(ca)
enter into a responsible parenting agreement in respect of the child;
(c)
enter into a negotiated placement agreement in respect of the child;
(d)
cause an investigation to be conducted by an authorised officer for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the child may be in need of protection;
(e)
take, or cause to be taken, intervention action in respect of the child;
(f)
take, or cause to be taken, any other action in respect of the child that the
CEO considers reasonably necessary.
(2) In subsection
(1)(e) —
intervention action means action that involves
—
(a)
making an application for a warrant (provisional protection and care) under
section 35; or
(b)
taking the child into provisional protection and care under section 37; or
(c)
making a protection application.
[Section 32 amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 57; No. 23
of 2015 s. 6; No. 18 of 2021 s. 20.]