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Contents (1998 - 157)
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 No 157Status informationLong title
1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Children and young persons to whom this Act
applies 5 Meaning of “Aboriginal” and “Torres
Strait Islander” 6 Notes Chapter 2 Objects, principles and responsibilities
Part 1 Objects and principles
7 What is the role of the objects and principles of this
Act? 8 What are the objects of this Act? 9 Principles for administration of Act 10 The principle of participation Part 2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
11 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
self-determination 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in
decision-making 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Young
Person Placement Principles 14 Records relating to Aboriginals and Torres Strait
Islanders Part 3 Roles of the Minister and Director-General
15 General role of the Minister 16 General role of the Director-General 17 Director-General’s request for services from other
agencies 18 Obligation to co-operate 19 Interagency co-operation and exchange of
information Chapter 3 Requests for assistance and reports
Part 1 Requests for assistance
20 Request for assistance by child or young person 21 Request for assistance by parent of child or young person
or by funded non-government agency 22 Director-General’s response to requests for
assistance Part 2 Reports
23 Child or young person at risk of significant
harm 24 Report concerning child or young person at risk of
significant harm 25 Pre-natal reports 26 Anonymity 27 Mandatory reporting 27A Alternative reporting arrangements 28 Record of reports and subsequent action 29 Protection of persons who make reports or provide certain
information 29A Person who makes report is not prevented from helping
child or young person Part 3 Investigations and assessment
30 Director-General’s investigations and
assessment 31 Matters for consideration 32 Initial identification—Aboriginals and Torres Strait
Islanders 33 Investigation if allegation made against staff of
Department Chapter 4 Children and young persons in need of care and
Part 1 Action taken by Director-General
34 Taking of action by Director-General 35 Decision against taking action 36 Principles of intervention Part 2 Use of alternative dispute resolution
37 Alternative dispute resolution Part 3 Care plans and parent responsibility
Division 1 Care plans
38 Development and enforcement of care plans Division 2 Parent responsibility contracts
38A Parent responsibility contracts 38B Amendment of parent responsibility contracts 38C Termination of parent responsibility contracts 38D Effect of parent responsibility contract 38E Contract breach notices Division 3 Registration of care plans and parent
38F When registration occurs 38G Registration does not make care plans and parent
responsibility contracts court documents Part 4 Miscellaneous
39–41 (Repealed) 42 Sexually abusive behaviour by certain children and young
persons Chapter 5 Children’s Court proceedings
Part 1 Emergency protection and assessment
Division 1 Emergency removal
43 Removal of children and young persons without
warrant 44 Director-General may assume care responsibility of child
or young person in hospital or other premises 45 Application to Children’s Court for care
order Division 2 Emergency care and protection orders
46 Emergency care and protection orders 47 (Repealed) Division 3 Other removal authorised by the Children’s
48 Removal of child or young person pursuant to order of
Children’s Court Division 4 Who has care responsibility?
49 Care of child or young person pending care
proceedings 50 Discharge of child or young person from
Director-General’s care responsibility Division 5 What information must be given following
Note 51 Duty of Director-General to give information to certain
persons Division 6 Examination and assessment orders
52 Definition of “assessment order” 53 Making of assessment orders 54 Assessment of person’s capacity for parental
responsibility 55 Application for order 56 Matters for consideration in making an assessment
order 57 Information concerning assessment 58 Provision of assessment reports and other
information 59 Evidentiary status of assessment report Part 2 Care applications
60 Definitions 61 Applications for care orders 61A Applications for care orders by filing contract breach
notices 62 Interim and final orders 63 Evidence of prior alternative action 64 Notification of care applications 64A Evidence in the form of a recording 65 Dispute resolution conferences 65A Referral of matters before the Court to ADR 66 Leave to withdraw care application 67 Children’s Court order not limited by terms of care
application 68 Leave to file further documentary evidence 69 Interim care orders 70 Other interim orders 70A Consideration of necessity for interim care
order 71 Grounds for care orders 71A Effect of conduct outside New South Wales 72 Determination as to care and protection 73 Order accepting undertakings 74 Order for provision of support services 75 Order to attend therapeutic or treatment
program 76 Order for supervision 77 Supervision of child or young person under a supervision
order 78 Care plans 78A Permanency planning 79 Order allocating parental responsibility 80 Requirement to consider care plan 81 Parental responsibility of the Minister 82 Report on suitability of arrangements concerning parental
responsibility 83 Preparation of permanency plan 84 Requirements of permanency plans involving
restoration 85 Provision of services to facilitate restoration 85A Review of permanency plans involving
restoration 86 Contact orders 87 Making of orders that have a significant impact on
persons 88 Costs 89 Copies of final orders to be given to all
parties 90 Rescission and variation of care orders 90A Order prohibiting action 91 Appeals Chapter 6 Children’s Court procedure
92 Proceedings to which this Chapter applies 93 General nature of proceedings 94 Expedition and adjournments 95 Court to explain proceedings to children and young
persons 96 Attendance of child or young person, parents and
others 97 Effect of failure of attendance 98 Right of appearance 99 Appointment of legal representative by Children’s
Court 99A Legal representative to act as independent legal
representative or direct legal representative 99B Child under 12 presumed incapable of giving proper
instructions 99C Child 12 or older and young person presumed capable of
giving proper instructions 99D Role of a legal representative 100 Guardian ad litem—child or young person 101 Guardian ad litem and amicus curiae—parents of
child or young person 101A Guardian ad litem—exclusion of personal
liability 102 Support persons 103 Views of siblings 104 Exclusion of child or young person from
proceedings 104A Exclusion of particular persons from
proceedings 104B Exclusion of general public from proceedings 104C Entitlement of media to hear proceedings 105 Publication of names and identifying
information 106 Admissibility of certain statements 106A Admissibility of certain other evidence 107 Examination and cross-examination of witnesses 108 Proceedings unaffected by pending criminal
proceedings Part 2 Attendance of witnesses and others and production of
109 Definitions Division 2 Compelling attendance at proceedings
109A Form and service of care proceedings attendance
notice 109B Issue of arrest warrant to compel attendance at
proceedings Division 3 Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses to give
evidence and produce documents
109C Issue of subpoenas 109D Time for service of subpoenas 109E Conduct money 109F Limits on obligations under subpoenas 109G Production by non-party 109H Subpoena may be set aside 109I Inspection of subpoenaed documents and things 109J Action that may be taken if person does not comply with
subpoena 109K Action that may be taken if person refuses to give
evidence Division 4 Arrest warrants
109L When arrest warrants may be issued 109M Form of arrest warrant 109N Duration of arrest warrants 109O Persons who may execute arrest warrant 109P Procedure after arrest 109Q Revocation of warrants Division 5 Warrants of commitment
109R Form of warrants of commitment 109S Procedure for taking person to correctional centre,
detention centre or other place of security 109T Defects in warrants of commitment Division 6 Bail
109U Application of Bail
Act 1978 109V Review of bail decisions Division 7 General
109W Warrants 109X Rules relating to subpoenas Chapter 7 Support for children and young persons in
Part 1 Serious or persistent conflict
110 What are the objects of this Part? 111 When does this Part apply? 112 What principle is to be applied in the administration of
this Part? 113 Request for assistance 114 Alternative dispute resolution 115 Alternative parenting plan 116 Application for order for alternative parenting
plan 117 Adjournment 118 Court orders 119 Registration of certain alternative parenting
plans Part 2 Homelessness
120 Homelessness of children 121 Homelessness of young persons 122 Mandatory reporting of child who lives away from home
without parental permission Part 3 123–133B(Repealed)Chapter 8 Out-of-home care
134 Objects of this Chapter 135 Definition and types of “out-of-home
care” 135A Statutory out-of-home care 135B Supported out-of-home care 135C Voluntary out-of-home care 136 Restriction on who may provide statutory out-of-home
care 137 Authorised carers 138 Persons who may arrange for provision of statutory or
supported out-of-home care 139 Who is a “designated agency”? 140 Supervisory responsibility of designated
agency 141 Inability of designated agency to fulfil
responsibilities Part 2 Out-of-home care under order of Children’s
142 Application of Part 143 Authorised carer’s right to information for purpose
of assessing placement 144 Authorised carer’s right to information for purpose
of medical care and safety 145 Child’s or young person’s right to
information concerning authorised carer 146 Involvement of authorised carers in
decision-making 147 Indemnity of authorised carers 148 (Repealed) 149 Order for sole parental responsibility 149AA Care plan and other relevant information to be
presented before order made under section 149 149A Variation or rescission of order for sole parental
responsibility Division 1A Disclosure to parents and significant persons of
information concerning placement in out-of-home care
149B Definitions 149C Disclosure to parents and significant persons 149D Type and amount of information to be
disclosed 149E Consent of authorised carer to disclosure of high level
identification information 149F Disclosure of high level identification information
without consent of authorised carer 149G Application for review of decision to disclose high
level identification information 149H Modification of Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act
1997 149I Refusal to disclose information concerning
placement 149J Disclosure not contravention of confidentiality or
contravention of privacy law 149K No conflict with court order Division 2 Review of out-of-home care under order of
150 Review of placements effected by order of
Children’s Court Part 3 Supported out-of-home care
Division 1 Temporary care arrangements
151 Making of temporary care arrangements 152 Duration, renewal and review of temporary care
arrangements Division 2 Other supported out-of-home care
153 Operation of other arrangements Division 3 General provisions
154 Restriction on who may provide supported out-of-home
care 155 Review of supported out-of-home care
arrangements Part 3A Voluntary out-of-home care
156 Preliminary 156A Provision of voluntary out-of-home care 156B Restrictions on who may provide or arrange voluntary
out-of-home care Part 4 Daily care and control
157 Care responsibility 158 Physical restraint of child or young person Part 5 Arrangements during statutory or supported out-of-home
159A Part applies to statutory and supported out-of-home care
only 159 Maintenance of register 160 Maintenance of records 161 Financial assistance for children and young persons in
out-of-home care 162 Rights of children and young persons in out-of-home
care 163 Parents’ right to information concerning progress
and development of their children 164 Responsibility of Minister to accommodate certain
children and young persons Part 6 Arrangements on leaving statutory out-of-home
165A Part applies to statutory out-of-home care
only 165 Provision of assistance after leaving out-of-home
care 166 Leaving out-of-home care 167 Records concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children and young persons 168 Access to personal information 169 Entitlement to certain documents 170 Retention of records 170A Application of State
Records Act 1998 Part 7 Miscellaneous
171 Removal of children and young persons from unauthorised
out-of-home care 172 Notification of deaths of children and young persons in
statutory or supported out-of-home care Chapter 9 Medical examination and treatment
Part 1 Medical examination of children and young persons in
need of care and protection
173 Medical examination of children in need of care and
protection 174 Emergency medical treatment 175 Special medical treatment Part 2 Treatment of children and young persons in out-of-home
care ordered by the Children’s Court
176 (Repealed) 177 Ordinary medical and dental treatment Chapter 10 Children’s Guardian
178 Children’s Guardian 179 Acting Children’s Guardian Part 2 Functions
180 Functions—generally 181 Functions relating to out-of-home care 182 Removal of responsibility for daily care and control from
an authorised carer 183 (Repealed) 184 Application for review of order of the Children’s
Court 185 Provision and exchange of information 186 Delegation of functions Part 3 Reports
187 Annual reports to Parliament 188 Special reports to Parliament and to Minister 189 Furnishing of draft reports to Minister 190 Provisions relating to reports to Parliament Chapter 11 191–198(Repealed)Chapter 12 Children’s services
199 Definitions 200 Meaning of “children’s
service” Part 2 Purpose of Chapter
201 Objects of Chapter 202 Principles underlying the provision of children’s
services 203 Role of objects and principles Part 3 Regulation of children’s services
Division 1 Service provider licences
204 Prescribed children’s services to be provided only
by licensed service providers 205 Service provider licences 206 Refusal to grant licence 207 Duration of licence 208 Conditions of licences 209 Variation of licence 210 Appointment of additional or substitute
licensee 211 Revocation or suspension of licences 212 Special condition—home based children’s
service Division 2 Approval of operation of children’s
213 Prescribed children’s service to be operated only
with approval 214 Children’s service approval 215 Refusal to grant approval 216 Duration of approval 217 Conditions of approvals 218 Variation to approval 219 Revocation and suspension of approvals Division 3 Approval of supervisors
219A Children’s services to be operated under
supervision of authorised supervisor 219B Supervisor approvals 219C Refusal to grant approval 219D Duration of approval 219E Conditions of approvals 219F Variation to approval 219G Revocation and suspension of approval 219H Special provision for school-based children’s
services Division 4 Offences
219I Unauthorised provision of children’s
service 219J Advertising of unauthorised children’s
services Part 4 Investigation powers
219K Definition—person involved in provision of
children’s services 219L Power to require provision of documents 219M Power to require answers to questions 219N Functions may be exercised outside this State 219O Revocation or variation of notices 219P Failure to comply with requirement to provide documents
or information or answer questions 219Q False and misleading information 219R Provisions relating to requirements to provide documents
or information or answer questions 219S Effect on other functions Part 5 Enforcement and compliance
Division 1 Compliance notices
219T Issue of compliance notices by
Director-General 219U Revocation and variation of compliance
notices 219V Failure to comply with compliance notice 219W Proceedings for offences not affected by compliance
notices Division 2 Enforceable undertakings
219X Enforceable undertakings Division 3 Other enforcement powers
219Y Advice to parents using illegal children’s
services 219Z Exclusion of persons from premises of children’s
service 219ZA Information to licensee concerning exclusion
notice Part 6 Rights and responsibilities of parents
219ZB Information to be provided by licensee 219ZC Parental contact with children Part 7 Children’s services register
219ZD Register of children’s services 219ZE Information to be recorded on register 219ZF Publication of information on register Part 8 Miscellaneous
219ZG Special condition—family day care and home based
children’s services 219ZH Records 219ZI Application of State
Records Act 1998 to certain children’s
services 220 Regulations relating to children’s
services Chapter 12A Out of school hours care services
220A Meaning of “out of school hours care
service” 220B Regulations for or with respect to out of school hours
care services Chapter 13 Children’s employment
221 Definitions 222 Endangering children in employment 223 Certain employers of children to be authorised 224 Exemptions 225 Employers’ authorities 226 Removal of child from place of unlawful
employment Chapter 14 Offences involving children and young
227 Child and young person abuse 228 Neglect of children and young persons 229 Unauthorised removal of children and young
persons 230 Tattooing of children and young persons 230A Body piercing of children 231 Leaving children and young persons unsupervised in motor
vehicles Chapter 14A Transfer of child protection orders and
231A Purpose of Chapter 231B Definitions Part 2 Transfer of child protection orders
Division 1 Administrative transfers
231C When Director-General may transfer order 231D Persons whose consent is required 231E Director-General to have regard to certain
matters 231F Notification to child or young person and his or her
parents Division 2 Judicial transfers
231G When Children’s Court may make order under this
Division 231H Service of application 231I Type of order 231J Children’s Court to have regard to certain
matters 231K Appeals Part 3 Transfer of child protection proceedings
231L When Children’s Court may make order under this
Part 231M Children’s Court to have regard to certain
matters 231N Interim order 231O Appeals Part 4 Registration
231P Filing and registration of interstate
documents 231Q Notification by Registrar of Children’s
Court 231R Revocation of registration Part 5 Miscellaneous
231S Effect of registration of transferred order 231T Transfer of Children’s Court file 231U Hearing and determination of transferred
proceeding 231V Disclosure of information 231W Discretion of Director-General to consent to
transfer 231X Evidence of consent of relevant interstate
officer Part 6 Reciprocity generally
231Y Definitions 231Z Arrangements for care 231ZA Declarations concerning parental responsibility:
interstate ward 231ZB Declaration under law of jurisdiction other than
NSW Chapter 15 Removal of persons and entry of premises and
Part 1 Removal of persons
232 Persons under the parental responsibility of the Minister
leaving or being removed from care 233 Power of search for and removal of children and young
persons in need of care and protection 234 Reasons for removal and other information to be given to
certain persons Part 2 Entry of premises and places
235 Entry without warrant into
premises—generally 236 Entry without warrant into premises—places of
employment 237 Entry and inspection under search warrant Part 3 Ancillary functions
238 Application of Part 239 Attendance of police or medical practitioner 240 Use of reasonable force 241 Powers exercisable on entry and inspection 242 Observing and conversing with persons 243 Application of search warrants provisions 244 Effect of failure to properly exercise
function Chapter 16 Administrative review
245 Decisions that are reviewable by Administrative Decisions
Tribunal Chapter 16A Exchange of information and co-ordination of
245A Object and principles of Chapter 245B Interpretation 245C Provision of information 245D Request for information 245E Co-ordination of services 245F Restriction on use of information provided under this
Chapter 245G Protection from liability for providing
information 245H Interaction with other laws 245I Commonwealth agencies Chapter 17 Miscellaneous
246 Separation of children and young persons from
offenders 247 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court 248 Provision and exchange of information 248A Collection of information by Director-General and
Children’s Court 249 Delegation by Minister 250 Delegation by Director-General 251 Obstruction of persons 252 Person falsely representing as employee of
Department 253 False or misleading statements 254 Disclosure of information 255 Use of optical surveillance devices 256 Service of notices 256A Children’s Court may dispense with
service 257 Notices and other instruments to be written in other
languages 258 Offences by corporations 258A Time for instituting proceedings 259 Proceedings for offences 259A Penalty notices 260 Evidence of young children 261 Procedural matters 262 Act binds Crown 263 Savings, transitional and other provisions 264 Regulations 265 Review of Act Schedule 1 (Repealed)
Schedule 2 Provisions relating to employers’