Children's Commissioner and Children's Services Appeals Tribunals Bill 1996 (Qld)

Queensland

CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES APPEALS TRIBUNALS BILL CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES APPEALS TRIBUNALS BILL 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title 2.2... eee eee 6 2 Commencement ........ 0.0.6 c ccna 6 3 Dictionary .... 0.6... e cect eens 6 4 Crown bound...... 0... eee ee 6 PART 2—CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER AND CHILDREN'S COMMISSION Division 1—Preliminary 5 Children's Commissioner and Children's Commission................. 7 6 Control of commission ............ 0... 7 7 Independence of commissioner... . 0.6... 6.00 e cece eee eee 7 Division 2—Commissioner's functions 8 Commissioner's functions .... 2... 0... eee eee ee 7 9 Expert help... 0.0.0... cece eee eet eet eens 9 Division 3—Children's commissioner and staff of commission 10 Appointment of commissioner ............ 000s cece eee eee eee 9 11 Duration of appointment .......... 6... 10 12 Terms of appointment ...... 2... cee 10 13 Preservation of rights... 0... eee eect eee 10 14 Leave of absence... 2... cee eee ee 11 15 Resignation... 0.0.6.0 0 cece ete 11 16 Termination of appointment ............ 6.6 c eee e eee ees 11

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Acting commissioner... 2.0.0... cee eee eee Staff of commission ......... 0.0000 cece etc ecceeeeeeeeeeee PART 3—COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS Making of complaints ........... 0.0.00 Assessment of complaint ........... 0.000... 0 cece eee eee eee Commissioner may require further information....................... Time for completion of assessment ...........0.0...0. 0000 eee eee Commissioner's obligation after assessment ...............0...00000. Investigation of complaint about the delivery of children's services ..... Report on completion of investigation. .................00...002000. Report may be tabled ......... 0.0... cee eee eee Complainant to be notified. . 1.0.2.6... eee eee Relationship with ombudsman .............0...0...0 000 cece eee eee PART 4— OFFICIAL VISITORS Division I—Appointment of official visitors Appointment... 0.0.0... eee eee Limitation of official visitor's powers ...........0....00 000 cece eee ee Official visitor's appointment conditions ....................002.000. Official visitor's identity card... 2.0.2... eee eee eee Production or display of official visitor's identity card................. Training of official visitors ........ 0.0.0 Division 2—Functions and powers of official visitors