Child Protection Bill 1998 (Qld)

Queensland

CHILD PROTECTION BILL

Queensland

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CHILD PROTECTION BILL 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section CHAPTER 1—PRELIMINARY PART 1—INTRODUCTION 1 Short title 2.0... eee eee 2 Commencement ......... 0.0.0. eee eee eee 3 Definitions 2.6... 6... cece eete teen ees PART 2—PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF ACT 4 Purpose of Act 2.0.0.0... eee 5 Principles for administration of Act.......... 0.000 c cee eee ee eee 6 Provisions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children ....... 7 Chief executive's functions .......... 00.0 e cece eee eee PART 3—BASIC CONCEPTS Division 1—Key terms 8 Who isa "child" 2.0.0.6... cece eens 9 What is "harm" .... 0.0.6... 10 Who is a "child in need of protection" ............. 0.0. e eee eee eee 11 Who is a "parent" 2.0.0... eee eee Division 2—Custody and guardianship 12 What is effect of custody ......... 0... cee ee 13 What is effect of guardianship .......... 0.0.0. eee eee CHAPTER 2—PROTECTION OF CHILDREN PART 1—CHILDREN AT RISK OF HARM

14 Chief executive may investigate alleged harm..................... 15 Child's parents to be told about allegation of harm and outcome

of investigation... 66... eee eee eee

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Contact with child at immediate risk of harm. ...............00000005 Contact with children in school, child care centre, family day care etc. . . Child at immediate risk may be taken into custody ................... Effect of taking child into custody on existing order .................. Officer's obligations on taking child into custody ..................... Moving child to safe place... 2.02.0... ee eee eee

Protection from liability for notification of, or information given about, alleged harm... 2... eee eee

PART 2—TEMPORARY ASSESSMENT ORDERS Division 1—Preliminary Meaning of "parent" in pt2 .......... 0... eee Purpose of pt2....... 0.0.2. eee eee