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CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SCHEDULE 1

[s. 250(3)]

Division 1 — Introductory matters

1 .         Terms used

                In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears —

        authorisation means —

            (a)         an approval under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 111; or

            (b)         a licence under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 112;

        commencement day means the day on which section 250 comes into operation;

        existing appeal means an appeal under the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 section 42(1) or 43(4) that has not been finally determined before commencement day;

        existing order means an order made under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 30 that is in force immediately before commencement day;

        existing proceedings means proceedings under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 30 that have not been finally determined before commencement day;

        extended order means an existing order that applies to a child after the child reaches 18 years of age because of an extension under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 49(1);

        repealed Act means an Act repealed by section 250.

2 .         Interpretation Act 1984 not affected

                The provisions of this Schedule do not affect the application of the Interpretation Act 1984 to and in relation to the repeals effected by section 250.

Division 2 Provisions related to repeal of Child Welfare Act 1947

3 .         Existing orders

        (1)         On and after commencement day an existing order that applies to a child until the child reaches 18 years of age has effect as if it were a protection order (until 18).

        (2)         On and after commencement day an existing order, other than an existing order referred to in subclause (1) or an extended order, has effect as if it were a protection order (time-limited).

        (3)         An order to which subclause (2) applies has effect —

            (a)         if the period until the order is due to expire is less than 2 years, for that period; or

            (b)         in any other case, for a period of 2 years from commencement day.

4 .         Extended orders

                On and after commencement day the Child Welfare Act 1947 continues to apply to and in respect of an extended order as if that Act had not been repealed.

5 .         Existing proceedings

        (1)         Existing proceedings are to be dealt with and determined under the Child Welfare Act 1947 as if that Act had not been repealed.

        (2)         If, at the conclusion of existing proceedings, an order commits a child to the care of the Department or places the child under the control of the Department, the order has effect —

            (a)         if the order applies to the child until the child reaches 18 years of age, as if it were a protection order (until 18); or

            (b)         in any other case, as if it were a protection order (time-limited).

        (3)         An order to which subclause (2)(b) applies has effect —

            (a)         if a period of less than 2 years is specified in the order, for that period; or

            (b)         in any other case, for a period of 2 years from the day on which the order is made.

        (4)         An order made under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 29(3aa) that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if that Act had not been repealed.

6 .         Existing appeals

        (1)         An existing appeal is to be dealt with and determined as if —

            (a)         the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 had not been amended by this Act; and

            (b)         the Child Welfare Act 1947 had not been repealed.

        (2)         If, at the conclusion of an existing appeal, an order commits a child to the care of the Department or places a child under the control of the Department, the order has effect —

            (a)         if the order applies to the child until the child reaches 18 years of age, as if it were a protection order (until 18); or

            (b)         in any other case, as if it were a protection order (time-limited).

        (3)         An order to which subclause (2)(b) applies has effect —

            (a)         if a period of less than 2 years is specified in the order, for that period; or

            (b)         in any other case, for a period of 2 years from the day on which the order is made.

7 .         Records under s. 11

                On and after commencement day records kept under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 11 in respect of wards and children placed under the control of the Department are to be taken to be records kept by the CEO for the purposes of section 128.

8 .         Operation of orders under s. 13 or 14

                An order made under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 13 or 14 that is in force immediately before commencement day ceases to have effect on that day.

9 .         Children detained under s. 29(3a)

        (1)         A child who immediately before commencement day is detained in a hospital under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 29(3a) is to be taken on and after that day to be kept in the hospital under section 40(2).

        (2)         If subclause (2) applies to a child the period for which the child was detained in the hospital before commencement day is to be taken into account for the purposes of section 40(7).

10 .         Orders under s. 40A

                An order made under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 40A that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it were an order under section 73.

11 .         Applications under s. 47

                An application made to the Minister or the Court under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 47(2) that has not been finally determined immediately before commencement day is to be dealt with and determined under that Act as if it had not been repealed.

12.         Notices under s. 107A or 107B

                A notice under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 107A(4) or 107B(4) that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it were a notice under section 193(2).

13 .         Warrants under s. 67

                A warrant issued under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 67 that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it had been issued under this Act.

14.         Authorisations under s. 111 or 112

        (1)         An authorisation that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it were an approval under section 104(3).

        (2)         Despite section 104(4)(b), an authorisation referred to in subclause (1) has effect, under and subject to this Act, for the remainder of the period for which it would have had effect if the Child Welfare Act 1947 had not been repealed.

15 .         Orders and proceedings under Part VIIIA

        (1)         An application under the Child Welfare Act 1947 Part VIIIA that has not been finally determined immediately before commencement day is to be dealt with and determined under the corresponding provision of Part 6.

        (2)         An interim order made under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 120P that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it were an interim order under the corresponding provision of Part 6.

        (3)         An appeal under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 120L or 120Q that has not been finally determined immediately before commencement day is to be dealt with and determined as if it were an appeal under the corresponding provision of Part 6.

16 .         Orders under s. 146A

                An order made under the Child Welfare Act 1947 section 146A that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if that Act had not been repealed.

Division 3 Provisions related to repeal of Community Services Act 1972

17 .         Status of Ministerial Body

                The Community Development Ministerial Body established by section 18 is a continuation of, and the same legal person, as the body corporate established by the Community Services Act 1972 section 6 as in force before commencement day.

18 .         Licences and permits under s. 17B

        (1)         A licence or permit issued under the Community Services Act 1972 section 17B that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it were a licence issued under Part 8.

        (2)         A licence or permit referred to in subclause (1) has effect, under and subject to this Act, for the remainder of the period specified in the licence or permit.

19 .         Applications under s. 17B

                An application for a licence or permit under the Community Services Act 1972 section 17B that has not been finally determined immediately before commencement day is to be dealt with and determined as if it were an application for a licence under Part 8.

20 .         Appeals under s. 17C

                An appeal under the Community Services Act 1972 section 17C that has not been finally determined immediately before commencement day is to be dealt with and determined as if that Act had not been repealed.

21 .         Bodies established under s. 22

        (1)         A board, committee or council established under the Community Services Act 1972 section 22 that is in existence immediately before commencement day continues on and after that day as an advisory body under section 27.

        (2)         A person who is a member of a board, committee or council referred to in subclause (1) immediately before commencement day continues in office on and after that day for the remainder of the term of his or her appointment.

        (3)         An order under the Community Services Act 1972 section 22(1) that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it were an instrument made by the Minister under section 27(5).

Division 4 Provisions related to repeal of Welfare and Assistance Act 1961

22 .         Advances and grants of assistance

        (1)         An advance or grant of assistance under the Welfare and Assistance Act 1961 that is in force immediately before commencement day has effect on and after that day as if it were assistance provided under Part 9.

        (2)         An advance or grant of assistance referred to in subclause (1) is subject to the same terms and conditions (if any) as applied to it immediately before commencement day.

23 .         Applications for assistance

                An application for assistance under the Welfare and Assistance Act 1961 that has not been finally determined immediately before commencement day is to be dealt with and determined as if it were an application for assistance under section 233.

Division 5 General provisions for transition to this Act

        [Heading amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 83(1).]

24 .         References to repealed Acts

                If in a written law or other document or instrument there is a reference to a repealed Act, the reference is to be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as if it had been amended to be a reference to this Act.

25 .         Powers in relation to transitional matters

        (1)         If there is no sufficient provision in this Schedule for dealing with a transitional matter the Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required, necessary or convenient to be prescribed in relation to that matter.

        (2)         Regulations made under subclause (1) may provide that specific provisions of this Act —

            (a)         do not apply; or

            (b)         apply with specific modifications,

                to or in relation to any matter.

        (3)         Regulations made under subclause (1) must be made within 12 months after commencement day.

        (4)         If regulations made under subclause (1) provide that a specified state of affairs is to be taken to have existed, or not to have existed, on and from a day that is earlier than the day on which the regulations are published in the Gazette but not earlier than commencement day, the regulations have effect according to their terms.

        (5)         In subclause (4) —

        specified means specified or described in the regulations.

        (6)         If regulations contain a provision referred to in subclause (4), the provision does not operate so as —

            (a)         to affect in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State), the rights of that person existing before the day of publication of those regulations; or

            (b)         to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the day of publication of those regulations.

Division 6 Provisions for the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010

        [Heading inserted: No. 49 of 2010 s. 83(2).]

26 .         Authorised officers

                An appointment that was in effect under section 25 immediately before the commencement of the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 52 (the amending section ) is, on and after that commencement, to be taken to be a designation under section 25 as inserted by the amending section.

        [Clause 26 inserted: No. 49 of 2010 s. 83(2).]

27 .         Ministerial Body

        (1)         In this clause —

        Ministerial Body has the meaning given in section 17 as amended by the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 44;

        section 18(1) means section 18(1) as inserted by the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 45.

        (2)         The renaming of the Ministerial Body under section 18(1) does not affect its continuity or legal status.

        (3)         A reference in a written law or other document to the Community Development Ministerial Body is to be construed as a reference to the Ministerial Body as renamed under section 18(1) unless in the context it would be inappropriate to do so.

        [Clause 27 inserted: No. 49 of 2010 s. 83(2).]
28 .         Protection orders (enduring parental responsibility)

        (1)         In this clause —

        commencement means the commencement of the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 27.

        (2)         A protection order (enduring parental responsibility) that was in effect under this Act immediately before the commencement has effect, on and after the commencement, as if it were a protection order (special guardianship).

        (3)         On and after the commencement any protection proceedings or other proceedings under this Act concerning a protection order (enduring parental responsibility) that have not been finally determined are to be dealt with and determined as if they were proceedings concerning a protection order (special guardianship).

        (4)         A reference in a written law or other document to a protection order (enduring parental responsibility) under this Act is to be construed as a reference to a protection order (special guardianship) unless in the context it would be inappropriate to do so.

        [Clause 28 inserted: No. 49 of 2010 s. 83(2).]

Division 7 Provisions for Children and Community Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2015

        [Heading inserted: No. 23 of 2015 s. 9.]

29 .         Terms used

                In this Division —

        authorised officer (Child Protection) means a person designated under the PSR Act section 35 as an authorised officer by the CEO (Child Protection) (as defined in the PSR Act section 3);

        authorised officer (Education) means a person designated under the PSR Act section 35 as an authorised officer by the CEO (Education) (as defined in the PSR Act section 3);

        CEO (Education) , except in the definition of authorised officer (Education) , has the meaning given in section 131A;

        commencement day means the day on which the Children and Community Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2015 section 7 comes into operation;

        departmental parenting agreement means an agreement —

            (a)         that is about one or more of the matters referred to in section 131E; and

            (b)         that is not a PSR Act parenting agreement; and

            (c)         that was entered into by an officer before commencement day; and

            (d)         that covers a period that had not expired immediately before commencement day; and

            (e)         to which either or both of the following descriptions apply —

                  (i)         the agreement relates to a child who has reached 15 years of age but has not reached 18 years of age;

                  (ii)         the agreement was entered into by an adult, other than a parent of the child, with whom the child to whom the agreement relates usually lives and who provides day-to-day care for the child;

        PSR Act means the Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008 as in force immediately before commencement day;

        PSR Act parenting agreement means a responsible parenting agreement that —

            (a)         was entered into under the Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008 before commencement day; and

            (b)         covers a period that had not expired immediately before commencement day.

        [Clause 29 inserted: No. 23 of 2015 s. 9.]

30 .         PSR Act parenting agreements

        (1)         On and after commencement day —

            (a)         a PSR Act parenting agreement entered into by an authorised officer (Child Protection) is to be taken to be a responsible parenting agreement entered into by the CEO under section 131D; and

            (b)         a reference in a PSR Act parenting agreement referred to in paragraph (a) to the authorised officer (Child Protection) who entered into the agreement is to be taken to be a reference to the CEO.

        (2)         On and after commencement day —

            (a)         a PSR Act parenting agreement entered into by an authorised officer (Education) is to be taken to be a responsible parenting agreement entered into by the CEO (Education) under section 131D; and

            (b)         a reference in a PSR Act parenting agreement referred to in paragraph (a) to the authorised officer (Education) who entered into the agreement is to be taken to be a reference to the CEO (Education).

        [Clause 30 inserted: No. 23 of 2015 s. 9.]

31 .         Departmental parenting agreements

                On and after commencement day —

            (a)         a departmental parenting agreement is to be taken to be a responsible parenting agreement entered into by the CEO under section 131D; and

            (b)         a reference in a departmental parenting agreement to the officer who entered into the agreement is to be taken to be a reference to the CEO.

        [Clause 31 inserted: No. 23 of 2015 s. 9.]

[Schedule 2 omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).]


Notes

This is a compilation of the Children and Community Services Act 2004 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Children and Community Services Act 2004

34 of 2004

20 Oct 2004

s. 1 and 2: 20 Oct 2004;
s. 3 and 102: 22 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Jan 2005 p. 257);
Act other than s. 1-3 and 102 and Sch. 2 cl. 9(2) and 25: 1 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 2006 p. 695);
Sch. 2 cl. 9(2): 11 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Mar 2006 p. 987);
Sch. 2 cl. 25 deleted by No. 8 of 2009 s. 32(4)

Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 Pt. 5

65 of 2004

8 Dec 2004

Pt. 5 other than s. 50- 52: 1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2005 p. 6875);
s. 50- 52: 1 Jan 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2006 p. 5867)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80 and 85(4)

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Family Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 6 Div. 1

35 of 2006

4 Jul 2006

15 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jul 2006 p. 2559)

Child Care Services Act 2007 Pt. 7 Div. 1 2

19 of 2007

3 Jul 2007

10 Aug 2007 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 9 Aug 2007 p. 4071)

Reprint 1: The Children and Community Services Act 2004 as at 4 Apr 2008 (includes amendments listed above)

Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 642

21 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)

Children and Community Services Amendment (Reporting Sexual Abuse of Children) Act 2008 s. 4-11

26 of 2008

19 Jun 2008

1 Jan 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 9 Dec 2008 p. 5107)

Surrogacy Act 2008 Pt. 4 Div. 2

47 of 2008

10 Dec 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 512)

Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 32

8 of 2009

21 May 2009

22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Parliamentary Commissioner Amendment Act 2009 s. 11

10 of 2009

29 Jun 2009

30 Jun 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 2: The Children and Community Services Act 2004 as at 27 Nov 2009 (includes amendments listed above)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 8

35 of 2010

30 Aug 2010

18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)

Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89

39 of 2010

1 Oct 2010

1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)

Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 Pt. 2 Div. 1 and Pt. 3-5

49 of 2010

24 Nov 2010

31 Jan 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 241)

Reprint 3: The Children and Community Services Act 2004 as at 4 Mar 2011 (includes amendments listed above)

Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 6

8 of 2012

21 May 2012

27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371)

Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 2

11 of 2012

20 Jun 2012

1 Aug 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 25 Jul 2012 p. 3411)

Teacher Registration Act 2012 s. 163

16 of 2012

3 Jul 2012

7 Dec 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 16 Nov 2012 p. 5637)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2014 s. 18

17 of 2014

2 Jul 2014

6 Sep 2014 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Sep 2014 p. 3213)

Declared Places (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 2015 s. 82

4 of 2015

3 Mar 2015

17 Jun 2015 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 16 Jun 2015 p. 2071)

Reprint 4: The Children and Community Services Act 2004 as at 10 Jul 2015 (includes amendments listed above)

Children and Community Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2015 Pt. 2 Div. 1 and Pt. 3

23 of 2015

17 Sep 2015

1 Jan 2016 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 15 Dec 2015 p. 5027)

Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Pt. 3 Div. 6

26 of 2016

21 Sep 2016

21 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 20 Jan 2017 p. 648)

Restraining Orders and Related Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Act 2016 Pt. 3 Div. 2

49 of 2016

29 Nov 2016

1 Jul 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 7 Feb 2017 p. 1157)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Amendment Act 2018 s. 102

4 of 2018

19 Apr 2018

1 Dec 2018 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 13 Nov 2018 p. 4427-8)

Reprint 5: The Children and Community Services Act 2004 as at 22 Mar 2019 (includes amendments listed above)

High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 s. 121

29 of 2020

9 Jul 2020

26 Aug 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/131 cl. 2)

Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2021 (other than s. 15, 32, 39, 40, 52(7), (16) and (20) and 53(9))

18 of 2021

19 Oct 2021

s. 1 and 2: 19 Oct 2021 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than s. 1, 2, 15, 32, 39, 40 and 52-54: 1 May 2022 (see s. 2(b) and (c) and SL 2022/50 cl. 2);
s. 52(3), (8), (9) and (17)-(19), 53(1), (5), (10) and (11) and 54: 1 Nov 2022 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2022/167 cl. 2);
s. 52(1), (4), (10), (11) and (13) and 53(2), (3) and (6): 1 Nov 2023 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2023/153 cl. 2);
s. 52(5), (6), (14) and (15) and 53(7) and (8): 1 May 2024 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2024/45 cl. 2);
s. 52(2) and (12) and 53(4): 1 Nov 2024 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2024/223 cl. 2)

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 Pt. 17 Div. 2

9 of 2022

14 Apr 2022

1 Jul 2022 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2022/113 cl. 2)

Firearms Amendment Act 2022 s. 82

13 of 2022

18 May 2022

19 Nov 2022 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2022/186 cl. 2)

Police Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Pt. 5 Div. 1

33 of 2024

26 Sep 2024

20 Dec 2024 (see s. 2(1)(b) and SL 2024/277 cl. 2)

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2021 s. 15, 32, 39, 40, 52(7), (16) and (20) and 53(9)

18 of 2021

19 Oct 2021

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(c))

Firearms Act 2024 Pt. 17 Div. 3 Subdiv. 1

23 of 2024

27 Jun 2024

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(d))

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Act 2024 Pt. 4 Div. 1

31 of 2024

26 Sep 2024

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

Other notes

1         The provision in this Act amending these Acts has been omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).

2         The Child Care Services Act 2007 Pt. 6 contains transitional provisions relating to the repealed Pt. 8 of this Act.

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term         Provision(s)
Aboriginal child         3
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander representative organisation         3
Aboriginal person         3
adult         3
advisory body         27(1)
amending section         Sch. 1 cl. 26
another law         107(1)
applicant         91
application for assistance         235(1)
appropriate person         41(1)
approved person         112
assessor         3
assistance         22(4A)
authorisation         Sch. 1 cl. 1
authorised CEO         131A
authorised entity         28A
authorised officer         3
authorised officer (Child Protection)         Sch. 1 cl. 29
authorised officer (Education)         Sch. 1 cl. 29
authorised person         112
authorised purpose         241A
boarding facility         124A
boarding supervisor         124A
body piercing         104A(1)
care plan         3, 89(2)
care planning decision         91
care plan review panel         91
carer         3
CEO         3, 28A
CEO (Corrective Services)         24A(1), 131A
CEO (Education)         131A, Sch. 1 cl. 29
change of name application         63(2)
child         3, 42, 74, 79(1), 84(1), 105(1), 124F(1),

126(1), 131, 150(1), 240(1)

child care services         3
child protection order         157(1)
child protection proceeding         157(1)
Children’s Court         157(1)
child welfare law         157(1)
commencement         Sch. 1 cl. 28(1)
commencement day         124A, Sch. 1 cl. 1 and 29
Commissioner         242A(1)
Commissioner of Police         124D(1)
Commonwealth agency         23(1)
community         3
condition         51(1), 64(1)
consent         127(1)
continuation order         88E(1)
corrective services officer         131A
corresponding authority         23(1)
Court         3
cultural support plan         3, 89A
delivery work         188
Department         3
departmental officer         124A
departmental parenting agreement         Sch. 1 cl. 29
departmental record         238(1)
disability         3
disclosing CEO         28B(1)
disposable article         112
doctor         124A
early childhood worker         124A
education officer         131A
emotional abuse         28(1)
employ         188
engage in conduct         101(2)
entry warrant         241A, 241L(1)
existing appeal         Sch. 1 cl. 1
existing order         Sch. 1 cl. 1
existing proceedings         Sch. 1 cl. 1
exposed         3
extended order         Sch. 1 cl. 1
facility         125A(1)
family         3
family business         188
family violence         3
firearm article         112
first listing date         3
guidelines         80(1)
harm         3, 28(1), 101(2)
home order         157(1)
identified person         237(2)
identifying information         124A, 240(1)
industrial inspector         3
in need of protection         3, 28(2)
interested person         23(1)
interim order         3, 157(1)
interim order (secure care)         3
interstate law         157(1)
interstate officer         157(1)
intervention action         32(2)
in the CEO’s care         3, 30
intoxicant         112
investigable death         242A(1)
judge         3
leave         124H(1)
leaving care plan         3, 89B
magistrate         3, 241A
midwife         124A
Ministerial Body         17, Sch. 1 cl. 27(1)
minister of religion         124A
neglect         28(1)
negotiated placement agreement         3
non-government provider         23(1), 28A
notice         193(1), 194A(1)
notification day         69B(2)
notifier         240(1)
nurse         124A
officer         3, 37(1), 41(1), 87(1), 88J(1)
officer in charge         40(1)
official         131A
old order         237(1)
order         124H(1)
out-of-home care service provider         124A
out-of-home care worker         124A
parent         3
parentage testing order         136A
parentage testing procedure         136A
parental responsibility         3
parenting         131A
parenting order         104(1)
participating State         157(1)
party         3
party to the initial proceedings         42
personal material         97(1)
place         3
placement arrangement         3
place of residence         105(1)
pre-hearing conference         3
prescribed authority         28A
prescribed period         104(1)
prescribed report         24A(1)
prohibited article         112
proposed interstate order         158(1), 167(1)
protected child         88A
protection application         3
protection order         3
protection order (special guardianship)         3
protection order (supervision)         3
protection order (time-limited)         3
protection order (until 18)         3
protection proceedings         3
provide care         104(1)
provisional care plan         3, 39(2)
provisionally protected child         88A
provisional protection and care         3
PSR Act         Sch. 1 cl. 29
PSR Act parenting agreement         Sch. 1 cl. 29
psychologist         124A
publication day         88B(3)
public authority         3
publish         237(1)
record         241A
registrar of the Court         157(1)
relevant behaviour         131D
relevant information         23(1), 28A
relevant modification         94(2)
relevant officer         22(4AC)
relevant person         73(1)
relevant record         241A
religious confession         124BA(1)
remote communication         3
repealed Act         Sch. 1 cl. 1
report         124A, 138
reporter         124A
representation         146(1)
requesting CEO         28B(2)
residential facility         3
responsible parenting agreement         3, 131C
responsible person         131A
school counsellor         124A
section 18(1)         Sch. 1 cl. 27(1)
secure care arrangement         3, 88C(1)
secure care decision         3, 88G(1)
secure care facility         3
secure care period         88F(1), 134A(2)
seized         117(1)
sending State         157(1)
service provider         3
sexual abuse         124A
social services         3
special guardian         3
specified         Sch. 1 cl. 25(5)
specified person         124B(1)
State         157(1)
teacher         124A
Torres Strait Islander         3
Torres Strait Islander child         3
transferred order         181(1)
Tribunal decision         94(2)
variation         134(2A)
warrant (access)         121(1)
warrant (apprehension)         122(1)
warrant (provisional protection and care)         123(1)
weapon         112
wellbeing         3
working day         3, 157(1)
young child         104(1)


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