Queensland Numbered Acts

DIRECTOR OF CHILD PROTECTION LITIGATION ACT 2016 - SECT 68

68 Replacement of s 246AA (Purpose)

Section 246AA—
omit, insert—

245 Purpose

(1) This chapter provides for a system of review of—

(a) the department’s involvement with particular children who have since died or suffered serious physical injury; and

(b) the involvement of the office of the litigation director in performing a litigation function in relation to the children mentioned in paragraph (a).

(2) The system includes—

(a) a review by the chief executive and, in certain circumstances, the litigation director; and

(b) a further independent review by a panel of appropriately qualified persons.

(3) The purposes of requiring the reviews are—

(a) to facilitate ongoing learning and improvement in the provision of services by the department and the litigation director; and

(b) to promote the accountability of the department and the litigation director.