Queensland Numbered Acts

DIRECTOR OF CHILD PROTECTION LITIGATION ACT 2016 - SECT 74

74 Insertion of new s 246BA

After section 246B—
insert—

246BA Litigation director’s review

(1) Without limiting the matters the litigation director may consider in making a decision under section 246AB(2), the terms of reference for the review may include any of the following—

(a) considering whether the office of the litigation director complied with legislative requirements, guidelines made by the director under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 , section 39 and any policies relevant to the performance of a litigation function in relation to the child;

(b) commenting on the adequacy of the legislative requirements, guidelines and policies mentioned in paragraph (a) for performing litigation functions;

(c) commenting on whether sufficient evidence was made available to the office of the litigation director for the purposes of making decisions under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 ;

(d) making recommendations relating to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) and suggesting strategies to put into effect the recommendations.

(2) In this section—

"policies" include procedures, protocols, standards, systems and guidelines.