Australian Capital Territory
Public Sector Management (Child and Youth Protection Services) Delegation 2017
Notifiable instrument NI2017–541
made under the  
Public Sector Management Act 1994 – Section 20 (Delegation by director-general)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Public Sector Management (Child and Youth Protection Services) Delegation 2017.
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day it is made.
3	Delegation
I delegate to Anne Saunderson my functions under the following:
a)	the provisions of the Adoption Act 1993 mentioned in schedule 1;
b)	the provisions of the Bail Act 1992 mentioned in schedule 2;
c)	the provisions of the Children and Young People Act 2008 mentioned in schedule 3;
d)	the provisions of the Court Procedures Act 2004 mentioned in schedule 4;
e)	the provisions of the Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004 mentioned in schedule 5;
f)	the provisions of the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 mentioned in schedule 6;
g)	the provisions of the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 mentioned in schedule 7;
h)	the provisions of the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 mentioned in schedule 8.
4	Revocation
I revoke any previous delegations I have made to Anne Saunderson.
Michael De’Ath
Director-General
Community Services Directorate
13 October 2017

SCHEDULE 1 – Adoptions Act 1993

Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child or young person – additional requirements.

Seek and consider submissions on behalf of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people or organisations identified by the Director-General as providing support to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, young person or their family

section 6(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Approval of suitable people

Receive applications for approval to be registered as suitable for the placement of a child or young person for adoption; Approve the application or refuse to approve the application having regard to the criteria set out in s39F (1) (c) of this Act.

section 18	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Register of suitable people

Maintain a register of people wishing to adopt who have been approved, refused or whose approval has been withdrawn.
Remove a person from the register if satisfied the person is no longer suitable having regard to section 39F (1) (c) or no longer resident in the ACT. Provide the person with written notice of the removal.

section 19	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Information for certain parents considering consent

Offer information and counselling in accordance with this section, to a parent who is considering consenting to the adoption of a child 28 days following the birth of a child or a parent under the age 18 years considering consenting to the adoption of a child; and ensure the parent has access to independent legal advice.

section 27	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Revocation of consent

Receive information from the registrar of the Court regarding a revocation of consent. Notify a person in writing when the period to revoke the consent to the adoption of a child ends.

section 31	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Access during revocation period

Provide written notice of a decision to refuse access to a child where consent has been provided to adoption

section 32 (1)	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference	Dispensing with consent

Make an application to dispense with the consent of a person. Provide a written report to the Court following an investigation of the basis of the application. Make an application to revoke a dispensation of consent order

section 35	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Placement of child or young person before adoption

Place a child or young person in the care of a person who is on the register of suitable people and meets other requirements as outlined in this section. Remove a child or young person from the care of a person with whom the child or young person has been placed under this section if the person is no longer on the suitable people register; the person is no longer considered suitable to adopt according to criteria set out in 39F (1) (c); or within a year of placement with a child or young person the person has not applied for an adoption order.

section 35A (1) (2) (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Consultation with child or young person before deciding placement

Before deciding about the placement of a child under s35A, give the child or young person with information as outlined in this section and appropriate, taking into account the best interests of the child or young person

section 35B	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Guardianship before adoption

Exercise guardianship of the child or young person pending the making of an adoption order, the revocation of consent or a Court order is made regarding the guardianship of the child

section 36 (1)	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Guardianship of non-citizen child or young person

Exercise guardianship of a child or young person brought from outside of Australia for the purpose of adoption in the ACT, or adopted outside Australia if the adoption is not recognised under this Act

section 37 (2)	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Transfer of guardianship of child young person until adoption

Declare the child or young person is under the guardianship of the director-general and exercise guardianship responsibilities for the child or young person until the child or young person turns 18 years, an adoption order is made or the court makes an order regarding the guardianship of the child or young person.
Request of another State or Territory authority that they assume guardianship of the child or young person with a view to adoption in that State or Territory.
Make financial arrangements with an authority referred to in subsection (1) or (4) while the child or young person is in the guardianship of the director-general or that authority.
Make arrangements for the return of the child or young person who is under the guardianship of the Director-General to his or her former custody.

section 38 (1) (2) (4) (7) and (8)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Review of status of child or young person released for adoption

Apply to the court for an order when a child or young person has not been placed for adoption or adopted within one year after being placed for adoption and the required consents have been given.

section 39 (1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Report on proposed adoption

Provision of a written report to the Court concerning the circumstances of the child or young person; and information about the proposed adoption and an adoption plan.

section 39D	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notification to director- general  of adoption order

Receive in writing from the Registrar of the Court the making of an adoption order.

section 39J	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Discharge of adoption order

Apply as a prescribed person for the Court to make an order discharging an adoption order

section 39L (1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Report to discharge an adoption order

Investigate and provide a written report to the court on the circumstances leading to an application for a discharging order from the Court

section 39L (4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Adoption order subject to certain conditions

Receive information from adoptive parents as required by a Court order subject to conditions specified in this section

Section 40 (d)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Amendment of adoption condition

Prepare a report for the amendment of a condition of the adoption order

section 41 (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Names of adopted child or young person

Provision of a written report to the court if an adoptive parent applies for an order to change a child’s or young person’s given name

section 45 (4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Bequest by will to unascertained adopted person

Upon written request of the Public Trustee, make inquiries to ascertain the name and address of the beneficiary of a will or if the beneficiary has died, the date of death and inform the Public Trustee. Inquiries include examination of the Director- General’s records or making a request to a private adoption agency or other body or person to ascertain the name or address of the beneficiary

section 48 (2) and(3)	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Functions of state central authority

Perform the duties of a central authority under the Convention; and exercise all of the powers of a central authority under the Convention except for functions of the Commonwealth central authority under the Family law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998 (Cwth)

section 56 (1)	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Report on child for intercountry adoption

Prepare a written report for the court as outlined in this section and provide the report to the Court, the central authority of the Convention country where the prospective adoptive parent or parents are habitually resident.

section 57A (1) and (2)	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Issue of adoption compliance certificate

Issue an adoption compliance certificate as State central authority if an adoption order is made under section 57 or 57B of this Act.

section 57C	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Order terminating legal relationship between child or young person and parents

Apply to the court, on behalf of an adoptive parent, for an order that the adoption of the child or young person terminates the legal relationship between the child and the pre-adoption parents. Give written notice of the application to the central authority of the Convention country that granted the adoption

section 57H (2) and (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Records of adoptions

Maintain records in respect of each adoption negotiated or arranged by or for the Director-General or given to the Director-General

section 61 (1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Provision of information

Receive and determine if the applicant is entitled to access and apply for information under this part of the Act. Provide information to an entitled applicant contained in records in the possession or under the control of the Director-General or request a relevant authority to provide information to the Director-General or the applicant if requested. If the information is not contained in any records mentioned, make any enquiries that are reasonable in the circumstances of the case in an endeavour to obtain the information and on obtaining, provide to the applicant.

section 62 (1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Medical Information

Disclose information that may be prejudicial to the physical or mental wellbeing of the applicant to a medical practitioner nominated by the applicant and approved by the authority.

section 65	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Recipient of application

Receive an application for information from an associated person or the registrar-general

section 67 (1) (b) & (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Restriction on entitlement to apply

Satisfy the requirement that a person as identified in subsection 1-5 of this section is dead or the whereabouts of the person could not with reasonable enquiries be ascertained to enable information to be provided. Withhold information from a birth parent as outlined in the Act

sections 68(6) and (7)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assistance in obtaining approval

Seek to obtain written approval from each person whose approval is required for the applicant (s67(2)) to receive information

section 69	
Subject:

Powers and/or Function:

Reference:	Objection to contact - adoptions before Adoption Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)

Receive a written objection or revocation to contact from an associated person as outlined in this section and enter the particulars in the Contact Veto Register

section 70 (2) & (3)	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Counselling services

Ensure that an applicant attends an interview with an approved counsellor if there is a Contact Veto in place before information is released. Advise applicant in writing of a place or places at which counselling services are available and that information cannot be supplied unless the applicant attends an interview with an approved counsellor.
Dispense with counselling if satisfied that the adopted person and another person referred to in the original birth certificate relating to the adopted person have already exchanged information that may identify the birth parent or a birth relative of the adopted person.
Approve in writing a person as a counsellor for this Act.

section 72	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Declaration that contact not be attempted

Provide information to a person on the contact veto register only if they have attended counselling (s72) and sign a declaration as outlined in the Act.

section 73	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Birth details of adopted person born overseas

At the request of an adult adopted person born overseas and brought to Australia for adoption in Australia, furnish a copy of his or her birth certificate and any other information available from the records of the appropriate authority in the person’s country of origin.

section 74	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Application to court in absence of consent

Investigate and prepare a report to the Court regarding an application under this section of the Act

section 75(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Other person’s right to information

Prepare a report accompanying an application to the Court for information under this section of the Act

section 76 (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Family Information Service

Responsible for the administration of the family information service in accordance with the functions outlined in this section of the Act

section 77(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Adoption Information Register

Establish and maintain an Adoption Information Register in accordance with the requirements of the Act. Amend or cancel an entry related to a person upon their written request and in accordance with the Act

section 78	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Contact Veto Register

Establish and maintain a Contact Veto Register in accordance with the requirements of the Act

section 79	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Reunion Information Register

Establish a Reunion Information Register in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

section 80	
Subject:

Powers and/or function:

Reference:	Effect of cessation of approved agency

Receive all records and other documents from a charitable organisation that has ceased to be a private adoption agency, assume guardianship for a child or young person for whom the principal officer of the organisation was the guardian; and continue any negotiations or arrangements being undertaken by the organisation immediately before the cessation of the service

section 86	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Approval of communications

Provide approval to communication for section 91 (b) in accordance with requirements of the Act.

section 92	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General’s  Report for Prosecution

Provide a written report to the Court about the circumstances of the alleged communication in proceedings for an offence against s91 (b).

section 93	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Reviewable decision notices

Provide a reviewable decision notice to the relevant person in accordance with this section and prescribed by regulation in relation to this decision. If a child or young person is prescribed by regulation, consider if appropriate to give the notice to the child or young person having regard to the child or young person’s age.

section 103	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notification to parents

Notify in writing a birth parent of matters as outlined in this section of the Act

section 108	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director General may appear at hearings

Appear at a hearing of the proceedings of an application for an adoption order, address the court and call, examine and cross examine witnesses

section 115	

SCHEDULE 2 – Bail Act 1992

Provisions of Act	
		
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Supervision condition when offence committed as a young person

(1) This section applies if –
(a) a condition is imposed on the grant of bail to an accused person under section 25(4)(e); and
(b) the accused person is at least 18 years old but less than 21 years old; and
(c) the accused person was under 18 years old when the offence to which the grant of bail relates to was committed.
(2) The director-general responsible for this Act and the director-general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 must decide which of them is to be the responsible director-general for matters relating to the supervision of the accused person.

Section 25A(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Conditions on which bail may be granted to children

(2) Without limiting section 25(1), the requirements that a child may be required to comply with about his or her conduct  while released on bail include a requirement that the child – 
(a) accept supervision by the director-general under the Children and Young People Act 2008; and
(b) comply with any reasonable directions of the director-general.
Examples of directions
1 a direction to attend a program
2 a direction to comply with a mental health assessment or treatment order made by the ACAT
3 a direction to attend drug or alcohol counselling.
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but
does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see
Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

Section 26(2)(a), (2)(b)	

SCHEDULE 3 – Children and Young People Act 2008

Chapter 1 - Preliminary	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people principle

Identify any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or organisations providing ongoing support services to a child or young person or their family who are then able to make submissions to a decision maker making a decision under the Act

section 10(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Who is a significant person for a child or young person?

Consider who is a significant person in a child or young person's life

section 14	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Daily care responsibility for children and young people

For the making of decisions about the child or young person’s daily care

section 19	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Long term care responsibility for children and young people

For the making of long term care responsibilities for a child or young person

section 20	
Chapter 2 - Administration	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Advice and Assistance by Director-General and Public Advocate

The Director-General must give the Children and Youth Services Council the advice and assistance the council reasonably asks for

section 36	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Official visitors – functions

If Director-General is an operating entity for a therapeutic protection place or place of care must give any reasonable assistance the official visitor asks for to exercise the official visitor’s functions at the place

section 39(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may approve suitable entity for purpose

May in writing approve an entity as a suitable entity for a stated purpose.  

section 63(1)                  	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General must consider suitability information etc

Must consider each of the conditions outlined at section 64(1)(i to iii) in deciding whether the entity is a suitable entity for a stated purpose.  May consider suitability information as outlined at section 65(1) (d to h). Must give written notice to the entity if considering suitability information under section 65(1) (d) or (e) 

section 64(1) and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may require suitability information

May, by written notice given to the entity, require the entity to give stated suitability information about the entity not later than a stated reasonable time

section 66(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General need not decide suitability if information not provided

Director-General need not decide whether the entity is a suitable entity for a stated purpose.

section 67(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may require test etc

May, by written notice given to the entity, require the entity to do any or all of the actions in section 68(2)(a to b) not later than a stated reasonable time

section 68(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General need not decide suitability if test not taken etc

The Director-General need not decide whether entity is a suitable entity for a stated purpose

section 69(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may employ etc suitable entity

May appoint, engage, employ or authorise a suitable entity for a stated purpose (whether for payment or as a volunteer) for children under this Act

section 71	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Suitable entities register

Must establish a register of suitable entities for this Act.  The register must include details for each suitable entity as outlined in this section

section 72(1-2)   	
Chapter 3 – Family group conferences	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a family group conference agreement?

An agreement between the Director-General and a relevant conference participant and for an agreement about a young person who is 15 years or older – the young person.

section 76(1)(b & d)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a family group conference agreement?

May be required to arrange a family group conference to review the family group conference agreement not later than a stated day

section 76(1)(e)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Family group conferences- criteria

May arrange for a family group conference about a child or young person if satisfied with conditions outlined under this section 

section 80	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Family group conferences- criteria for review conference

If a family group conference agreement is in force must arrange for a family group conference to review the family group conference agreement if required to do so in the agreement or asked to do so by the child or young person or a participant in the family group conference

section 81(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Family group conferences - facilitator to organise

If the Director-General arranges a family group conference she must assign a family group conference facilitator to the conference

section 82(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Family group conferences- parties reach agreement

Must be satisfied that a proposed family group conference agreement reached at a conference arranged under section 80(2) is in the best interests of the child or young person

section 85(3)(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Family group conference agreements-implementation

Must implement the arrangements in a family group conference agreement (after receiving it) in a way that complies with the family group conference standards

section 90	
Chapter 4 – Criminal matters - General	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of youth worker

Youth worker is an authorised person to whom the Director-General has delegated functions of a youth worker under the criminal matters chapters

section 96	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Treating doctors - health service appointments

Receive written directions from the treating doctor to protect the health of young detainees (including preventing the spread of disease at detention places)

section 97(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Treating doctors - health service appointments

Must ensure that each direction from the treating doctor is complied with unless delegate believes on reasonable grounds that compliance would undermine security or good order at the detention place

section 97(5)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Health professionals - non treating functions

May authorise orally or in writing a health professional to exercise non treating functions under the criminal matters chapters (chapters 4 to 9)

section 98(1)	
Chapter 5 – Criminal matters - Transfers	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - directions to escort officers

May give directions to an escort officer in relation to a young detainee, including directions to take the young detainee into custody or to a place stated in the direction.  

section 101(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - orders to bring young detainees before court etc

Must arrange for a young detainee or child or young person in the Director-General's custody to be brought before a court or other entity in accordance with any order or direction (however described) of the court or entity

section 102(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Arrangements for escorting people

May make an arrangement for escorting a child, a young person or a young detainee with the Director-General responsible for the Corrections Management Act 2007 and the Chief Police Officer

section 103	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - escorting young detainees etc - executing warrants of commitment or remand etc

May make escort officers available to attend at a court or tribunal - a) to take a young detainee into custody; or b) to arrange for a young detainee to be kept in custody; or c) to transfer or otherwise deal with a young detainee  

section 107(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - transfers to health facilities

May direct that a young detainee be transferred to a health facility at a detention place, or outside a detention place. Must have regard to the advice of a treating doctor when considering whether to make a direction under subsection 1

section 109(1) and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - transfers to health facilities

May direct an escort officer to escort the young detainee to or from the health facility, or while at the facility

section 109(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - transfers to health facilities

The young detainee may be discharged only if the Director-General directs that the young detainee be removed from the facility; or the health professional in charge of the young detainee's care approves the discharge.  The Director-General must have regard to the health of the young detainee when considering a direction under subsection (4)

section 109(4) and (5)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - transfers to health facilities

May give a direction for ensuring that a young detainee discharged from a health facility under subsection (4) is returned to a detention place stated in the direction

section 109(6)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - transfers of young detainees who become adults - transfers to correctional centres (under 21 years old)

May direct that a young detainee serving a sentence of imprisonment or otherwise in custody at a detention place who is an adult be transferred to a correctional centre and considers the provisions outlined in this section.  If a direction is given, the Director-General may direct an escort officer to escort the young detainee to the correctional centre.

section 111 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers to correctional centres – 21 year olds

Must give the directions necessary to ensure that a young detainee who turns 21 years old is transferred to a correctional centre.

section 112(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - transfer - notifying people responsible for or nominated by young detainees

If the young detainee is under 18 years the Director-General must take reasonable steps to tell someone who has daily care or long term care responsibility for the young detainee about the transfer

section 113(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transfers within ACT - transfer - notifying people responsible for or nominated by young detainees 

If the Director-General shares daily care responsibility or long term care responsibility for the young detainee, the Director-General must take reasonable steps to tell the other person. If the young detainee is 18 years or older, the Director-General must take reasonable steps to tell the young detainee's nominated person about the transfer

section 113(3) and (4)  	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - transfer arrangements

If a transfer agreement is in force the Director-General may make a transfer arrangement with a Minister of a State or a person authorised by this Minister for the transfer of a particular young offender from the ACT to the State or to the ACT from the State.  May make a transfer arrangement with the Minister or a person authorised to fix a mistake in a transfer arrangement

section 116(1) to (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - power to arrange for transfers

May make a transfer arrangement for the transfer of a young offender from the ACT to a State according to section 117

section 117	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - transfer arrangements - facilities must be adequate 

May only make a transfer arrangement from a State to the ACT if satisfied that there are adequate facilities in the ACT 

section 118	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - custody of person on transfer order

Must make a written transfer order if the transfer arrangement is for a transfer from the ACT to a State and in the custody of a transfer escort and must approve a transfer escort as per s120(2)(d)

section 120 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Custody pending interstate transfer

If the Director-General makes a transfer arrangement for the transfer of a young offender from the ACT to a State, the young offender may be detained in a detention place until the young offender is delivered to the transfer escort.

section 121	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - transit through ACT - Director-General may receive young offenders

May receive at a detention place young offenders being transferred through the ACT under a transfer agreement

section 127	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - transit through ACT - lawful custody for transit through the ACT

May receive and detain a young offender brought into the ACT by a transfer escort (authorised by a transfer agreement) for a time as stated by the transfer escort and at the end of the time deliver the young offender into the custody of the transfer escort

section 128(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Revocation of transfer order—offence during transfer

The Children’s Court may, on application by the Director-General, revoke a transfer order in relation to a young offender 

section 133(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - revocation of transfer order by Director-General

May revoke a transfer order before the young offender is delivered into custody in the receiving State.  If the transfer order is revoked the Director-General may make a further transfer arrangement with the receiving State for the return of the young offender to the ACT

section 134	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfers - revocation of transfer orders

May consider reports etc from a person responsible for a young offender in the ACT or a person who has had custody, care or supervision of a young offender in the ACT or a State

section 135	
Chapter 6 – Criminal matters – Detention places	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Detention – chapter 6, definition of accredited person

The Director-General is an accredited person for a young detainee if the Director-General has daily or long term care responsibility for the young detainee. 

section 137(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Definitions—chapter 6, definition of accredited person

Approve a representative of an entity providing a service or program to the young detainee at a detention place as an accredited person

section 137(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Detention places - minimum living conditions

Must ensure that conditions at detention places meet at least the minimum standards as set out in section 141(1)(a-k)

section  141(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Youth detention policies and operating procedures

Decide on places other than a detention place where each youth detention policy and operating procedure may be made available for inspection

section 143(3)(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Copies of Act, policies etc to be available for inspection at detention place

Must ensure copies of the Children and Young People Act 2008 and youth detention policies and operating procedures are available for inspection by young detainees at each detention place

section 144	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General directions

May give reasonable directions in relation to a young detainee about anything related to the criminal matters chapters (chapters 4 to 9). May give a direction in relation to any provision set out in section 146(2)(a) to (c).  A direction may be given orally or in writing and may apply to one, two or more young detainees

section 146	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference	Prohibited areas

Must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the prohibited area is brought to the attention of all young detainees

section 147(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency powers

While an emergency is declared in relation to a detention place the Director-General may carry out 1 or more of the actions set out at section 150(1)(a) to (d).  Must ensure that action taken under this section is necessary and reasonable

section 150	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Arrangements with police

May make arrangements with the chief police officer for police assistance in relation to the criminal matters chapters (chapters 4 to 9)

section 151	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assistance from other Director-Generals

May ask another Director-General for assistance in relation to the exercise of functions under the criminal matters chapters (4 to 9)

section 152(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assistance from other Director-Generals

A corrections officer providing assistance under s152 may exercise any function exercisable by a youth worker under the criminal matters chapters in accordance with any direction by the Director-General

section 152(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Inspection at detention places - relationship with other inspection laws

May make arrangements with a person responsible for the exercise of functions under an inspection law to ensure the safety of an inspector or anyone else affected by the exercise of the function in relation to a young detainee or detention place.  

section 154(3) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Inspection at detention places - relationship with other inspection laws

Give a reasonable direction to a person exercising a function under an inspection law in relation to the safety of anyone at the detention place or security or good order at the detention place

section 154(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - authority for detention

Before a young detainee is admitted to a detention place, the Director-General must be given the warrant or other authority for the detention 

section 156(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - detention - notifying people responsible for or nominated by young detainees

If a young detainee is under 18 the Director-General must tell someone who has daily care or long term care responsibility for the young detainee about matters mentioned in this section. If the Director-General  and someone else share daily care or long term care responsibility for the young detainee, the Director-General must take reasonable steps to tell the other person about matters mentioned in this section.  If a young detainee is 18 years or over the Director-General must tell the young detainee's nominated person about the matters mentioned in this section

section 157 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - identification of young detainees

May direct that all or any of the items at section 158(1)(a) to (d) be taken of or from the young detainee for the identification of the young detainee

section 158(1) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - information - entitlements and obligations

Must take reasonable steps to explain to the young detainee all matters outlined at this section as soon as practicable after a young detainee is admitted to a detention place. Must arrange for the assistance of an interpreter if the young detainee is unable to communicate with reasonable fluency in English.  Must tell a diplomatic or consular representative of a foreign country about the detention of a national of that country, if asked by the young detainee or if the Director-General considers in the best interests of the young detainee.

section 159(1), (3), (5) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - initial assessment

Must ensure that each young detainee admitted to a detention place is assessed as outlined in this section.  Must ensure that any ongoing needs and risks are addressed in the young detainee's case management plan (if any)

section 160	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Health assessment

A treating doctor who makes an assessment or reviews an assessment made under section 160 must give a report of the assessment to the Director-General

section 161(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - alcohol and drug tests on admission

May direct the young detainee orally or in writing to provide a test sample

section 162(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - security classification

Must arrange for a young detainee to be given a security classification under section 190 as soon as practicable after young detainee's admission

section 163	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - case management plan

Must arrange for a case management plan to be prepared for a young detainee as soon as practicable after young detainee's admission.  May prepare a case management plan for a young detainee at a detention place who is a young remandee

section 164	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Admission to detention places - entries in register of young detainees

Must ensure on admission that details of each young detainee are entered in the register of young detainees  

section 165	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Requirements and considerations about placement and separation of young detainees

Must ensure in placing a young detainee that conditions as outlined in section 166(2)(a) to (c) are followed.  Subsection (2) does not apply if the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that another placement will be in the best interests of all affected detainees.  When deciding where to place a young detainee must consider matters outlined at section 164(4)(a) to (d).  May consider any security classification given to the young detainee under s163.

section 166	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions at detention places - food and drink

Must ensure that food and drink provided for young detainees meets requirements outlined in section 167(1)(a) to (c).  Must ensure that allowance is made for religious, spiritual and cultural needs of young detainees in relation to food and drink.  Must ensure if a particular diet is prescribed for a young detainee that diet is provided.

section 167	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions at detention places – clothing

Must ensure that clothing provided for young detainees is in accordance with section 168

section 168	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions at detention places - personal hygiene

Must ensure the entitlements for each young detainee regarding facilities and personal hygiene as outlined in this section are provided

section 169	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions at detention places - sleeping areas

Must ensure that entitlements for each young detainee regarding sleeping places as outlined in this section are provided 

section 170	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Treatment of convicted and non-convicted detainees

The Director-General must make a policy or operating procedure providing for different treatment of convicted young detainees and non-convicted detainees

section 171(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - access to open air and exercise

Must ensure that young detainees have access to open air and exercise in accordance with conditions as outlined in this section

section 172	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions  - communication with family and others

Must ensure that adequate opportunities are provided for young detainees to be able to remain in contact with family and others according to this section 

section 173	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - telephone calls

Must ensure that each detention place has telephone facilities for use by young detainees.  Must pay for telephone calls made by a young detainee unless on reasonable grounds it is appropriate for the young detainee to pay for the calls.  

section 174(1) and 174(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - telephone calls

May give directions denying or limiting the use of a telephone by a young detainee in accordance with criteria as outlined in this section

section 174(6)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions – mail

Must ensure, as far as practicable, that young detainees can send and receive as much mail as they wish.  

section 175(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions -mail

A young detainee may send mail to, and receive mail from any family member, significant person or other person nominated by the young detainee by written notice given to the Director-General.  May give directions denying or limiting the sending or receiving of mail by a young detainee on grounds outlined in section 175(4)(a) and (b)

section 175(2) and 175(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - news and education

Must ensure, as far as practicable, that young detainees have reasonable access to news and information, a library service and education or training as outlined at section 176(1)(a) to (c)

section 176(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - news and education

Must, as part of a young detainee’s case management plan, approve a young detainee participating in academic, vocational or cultural education or training if satisfied it would benefit the young detainee in one of the ways in (2)(a),(b) or (c)

section 176(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - visits by family members

Must ensure that each detention place has suitable facilities for young detainees to receive visits from family members and significant people.  

section 177(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - visits by family members

May give directions denying or limiting a visit on grounds outlined in section 177(4)(a) and (b).

section 177(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions – contact with accredited people

Must ensure that a young detainee has adequate opportunities for contact with an accredited person - by telephone, mail or visit.

section 178(1)             	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - contact with accredited people

May give directions denying or limiting a young detainee's contact with an accredited person on the grounds outlined in this section

section 178 (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Visits - protected communication

Must not listen to, or record, a communication at a visit between a young detainee and any of the people listed in this section

section 179 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - health care

Must ensure that young detainees have a standard of health care as outlined at section 180(1)(a) to (d).  Must ensure that young detainees have access to health services as outlined at section 180(2)(a) to (d)

section 180	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General's consent to medical treatment for young detainees

May consent to medical treatment for the young detainee if delaying the treatment until a person who has daily care responsibility can be located would be detrimental to the young detainee's health

section 181	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - injury etc notifying people responsible

Must tell a person who has daily or long term care responsibility about the condition if the young detainee is under 18.  Must tell the nominated person about the condition if young detainee is 18 or over.

section 182	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - religious, spiritual and cultural needs

Must ensure provision is made for the religious, spiritual and cultural needs of young detainees and reasonable access to people and services as outlined in this section  

section 183(1) and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Living conditions - religious, spiritual and cultural needs

May give directions denying or limiting a young detainee's access to religious services and practices according to this section 

Section 183 (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Compliance with Director-General’s directions

A young detainee must comply with any direction given under the criminal matters chapters to the young detainee by the Director-General.

section 184	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Management and security - register of young detainees

Must keep a register of each young detainee at a detention place.  The register must contain all details listed in section 185(2)(a) to (p) 

section 185	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Management and security - health reports

May ask a relevant Director-General for a written report about a young detainee's health. Must ensure that a treating doctor assesses the health report from a relevant Director-General, and includes a statement of the young detainee's condition (a health schedule) in the young detainee's case management plan.  The health schedule must include information outlined in section 186(5)(a) to (b). Must ensure that the relevant Director-General's health report and the health schedule is available only to people authorised by the Director-General.

section 186	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Management and security - use of medicines

May approve the use of a medicine, other than a prescription only medicine, by a young detainee.  May seek the advice of a treating doctor before approving the use of a medicine, other than a prescription only medicine, by a young detainee.
If use of a medicine is approved, the Director-General must ensure that the details of the approval, and the reasons for it, are recorded in the young detainee register

section 187	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Case management plans - scope etc

Must maintain an individual case management plan for each young detainee other than a young remandee. May maintain an individual case management plan for a young detainee who is a young remandee.

section 188	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Transgender and intersex young detainees - sexual identity

May choose the sex the young detainee is to be identified with if the young detainee fails/refuses to make a choice themselves. May, on application by the young detainee, approve a change in the sex the young detainee chooses to be identified with. Must obtain a report by a non-treating doctor or non-treating health professional about the young detainee's sexual identity before making a decision under the provisions of this section. May obtain a report by a non-treating doctor or non-treating health professional about the young detainee's sexual identity on other grounds outlined in this section. Must give the young detainee written notice of a decision made under this section and ensure that the young detainee's chosen sex is entered in the register of young detainees

section 189	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Management and security - security classification – basis

Must give a young detainee a security classification.  May review the classification at any time.  When deciding a young detainee's security classification must consider issues outlined at this section 

section 190 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Management and security - property of young detainees

May allow a young detainee's property to be brought into a detention place. May give directions imposing conditions in relation to the property. Must ensure that the register of young detainees includes details of the property each young detainee has at a detention place

section 191 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Management and security - possession of prohibited things

Can approve the young detainee's possession of a prohibited thing

section 192(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Mandatory reporting of threats to security etc at detention place

A person must report to the Director-General in the circumstances described at section 193(1)

section 193(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Trust accounts of young detainees

Must ensure that money belonging to a young detainee is held for the detainee in a trust account. May deduct amounts from a young detainee's trust account for payment of any fine or reparation that must be paid as a result of disciplinary action against the young detainee

section 194 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Management and security - register of searches and uses of force

Must keep a register of searches carried out and incidents involving the use of force.  The register must contain all details listed in section 185(1)(2)(a) to (h) and any other details the Director-General considers relevant

section 195	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Monitoring - general considerations

Must ensure that considerations outlined in section 197(a) to (g) are balanced appropriately when exercising a function under this division

section 197	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notice of monitoring

Must ensure that each person who enters a detention place is aware that they may be monitored, by people and electronically, and that their actions and voice may be recorded

section 198	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Monitoring at detention places

May arrange for any part of a detention place to be monitored for any activity

section 199	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Monitoring telephone calls etc

May monitor or record an electronic communication with a young detainee other than a protected electronic communication and must tell the parties to the communication that it might be monitored and recorded. Must give information to the chief police officer if the communication reveals information about the commission of an offence.

section 200 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Monitoring ordinary mail

May open and search a young detainee's mail, other than protected mail. May read a young detainee's ordinary mail only on the grounds outlined in section 201(2)(a to d)

section 201(1) and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Monitoring protected mail

May open and search a young detainee's protected mail in the young detainee's presence on grounds outlined in section 202(1)(a) or (b). Must not read a young detainee's protected mail without the young detainee's written consent

section 202	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Mail searches – consequences

Must give information to the chief police officer if a search of a young detainee's mail reveals information about, or evidence of the commission of an offence

section 203(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Segregation - notice of segregation directions - safe room and other

Must prepare a notice of a segregation direction.  The notice must be given to the people outlined in section 207(2)(a to d)

section 207	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Segregation - safe room

May direct that a young detainee be segregated from other young detainees by separate confinement in a safe room on the grounds outlined in this section. Must revoke the direction if the grounds for making the direction no longer exist

section 209	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe room segregation directions – privacy

The confining of a young detainee under a safe room segregation direction and any force used to compel compliance with the direction, must not be done in the presence or sight of another young detainee. This does not apply if the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that the grounds outlined in section 210(2)(a) and (b) exist

section 210(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Review of safe room segregation directions

Must review a safe room segregation direction in accordance with this section and after reviewing, the Director-General must carry out one of the actions listed in this section. May make more than one further safe room segregation direction after a review.

section 211	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Other segregation - safety and security

May direct that a young detainee be segregated from other young detainees if the segregation is necessary to ensure safety and security.  Must revoke the direction if the protection is no longer necessary or prudent

section 212	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Other segregation - protective custody

May direct that a young detainee be segregated from other young detainees if the segregation is necessary or prudent to protect the young detainee's custody. Must revoke the direction if the protection is no longer necessary or prudent

section 213	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Other segregation – health

May direct that a young detainee be segregated from other young detainees on health grounds outlined in this section.  Must revoke the direction if the protection is no longer necessary or prudent

section 214	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Internal review of segregation directions

May review a segregation direction at any time. Must review the direction under the circumstances outlined at this section. After reviewing the original segregation direction may confirm, revoke or make a further direction.  If the direction is a health segregation direction must have regard to any advice by a treating doctor. May make more than one further segregation direction after a review

section 217	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notice of decision about segregation direction

External reviewer must give prompt written notice of the external reviewer’s decision to the Director-General

section 221(2)(d)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Register of segregation directions

Must keep a register containing details in relation to each segregation direction as outlined in this section. The register must be available for inspection by any of the people identified in this section.

section 222 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Use of force - managing use of force

Must make arrangements to ensure that the use of force in relation to the management of young detainees is always a last resort and in accordance with division 6.6.4.and must ensure that youth detention officers do not use force without first considering conditions at section 223(2)(a) and (b). 

section 223(1) and (2) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Use of force - managing use of force

Must give notice to a treating doctor or a nurse if force is used in relation to a young detainee, unless the force is a planned use of restraint as outlined in this section.
 Must make arrangements to ensure that a young detainee injured by the use of force under division 6.6.4 is examined by a treating doctor as soon as practicable and that appropriate health care is available to the young detainee.  Must ensure the give a young detainee the opportunity to be examined by a treating doctor after any use of force in relation to the young detainee.

section 223(4),(5) & (6)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Managing use of force

The Director-General must make a youth detention policy or operating procedure in relation to the use of force, including the provisions of this section.

section 223(7)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Authority to use force

A youth worker may use force under this division if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that the purpose for which the use of force may be used cannot be achieved in another way and force is necessary and reasonable to circumstances as outlined in this section. 

section 224(b)(i)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Use of force - use of restraint

Must ensure that the use of force involving a restraint is proportionate to the circumstances as outlined at 226(2)(a) to (c).  

section 226(2) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Use of force - use of restraint

Must ensure that restraints are only used by youth workers trained to use them and in accordance with a youth detention policy or operating procedure that applies to their use.

section 226(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Use of force - monthly reports

Must ensure as soon as practicable after the end of each month a youth worker gives the Director-General a report summarising the incidents (if any) during the month that involved the use of force in relation to a young detainee

section 227	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Access to detention places - visiting conditions

Must bring the visiting conditions to the attention of visitors at a detention place as outlined in this section  

section 229	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Taking prohibited things etc into detention place

Exception to offence to take a prohibited thing etc into a detention place if the action is approved by the Director-General

section 230(2) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Access to detention places - directions to visitors

May, orally or in writing, give a direction to a visitor at a detention place to ensure compliance with visiting conditions or for security or good order at a detention place

section 231(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Access to detention places - directions to leave detention place etc

May direct a person at a detention place not to enter the place or to leave the place.  May give the direction only on the grounds outlined in section 232(2)(a)(i) to (iv)

section 232	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Access to detention places - removing people from detention place

May direct a youth worker to enforce a direction under section 232 if the person given the direction contravenes the direction

section 233(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Maintenance of family relationships - Director-General may allow young child to stay with young detainee

May, by direction, allow the young detainee to have contact with or care for the child in a detention place.  Must not give a direction unless conditions in section 234(3)(a) and (b) are satisfied

section 234(2) and (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may allow young child to stay with young detainee

The Director-General may make a youth detention policy or operating procedure about the arrangements to apply in relation to a young detainee having contact with, or caring for, a child in a detention place

section 234(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Alcohol and drug testing of young detainees

May direct a young detainee to provide a stated kind of test sample.  May give a young detainee a direction about the way the young detainee must provide the test sample.  Must, after receiving the results of any test conducted on the test sample, give notice of the results to the young detainee and persons who are nominated by or who have responsibility for the young detainee

section 237	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Effect of positive test sample by young detainee

May have regard to the positive test sample in making any decision in relation to the management of the young detainee

section 238(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Young detainees - local leave directions

May, in writing, direct that a young detainee be taken from a detention place to another place in the ACT subject to conditions in section 240(3)(a) to (b)

section 240	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Young detainees - local leave permit

Must give the young detainee a written local leave permit to be absent for the purpose for which the local leave direction was given or any other appropriate purpose

section 241	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate leave permits

May by written notice give a young detainee leave to travel to and from, and remain in, another State on the grounds outlined in section 242

section 242	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Lawful temporary absence from detention place

Young detainee who is absent from a detention place under a direction by the Director-General, including a direction under section 109 or 111, is taken to be in the Director-General’s custody and escort officer’s custody, if under escort

section 245(1)(a)	
Chapter 7 – Criminal matters – Search and seizure at detention places	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Searches - use of search dog

May direct a youth worker to use a search dog to assist in conducting a search if the assistance of the dog would minimise the intrusiveness of the search

section 249(1) and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Searches – use of search dog

An operating procedure may make provision in relation to the use of search dogs under this chapter.

section 249(4) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notice of strip and body searches

Must ensure that a person who has daily or long term care responsibility is told about a search if it is to be conducted on a young detainee who is under 18. Must ensure that a person who is the young detainee's nominated person is told about a search if it is to be conducted on a young detainee who is 18 or over.

section 251	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Scanning, frisk and ordinary searches – directions

May direct a youth worker to conduct a scanning, frisk or ordinary search of a young detainee

section 252(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Requirements for scanning, frisk and ordinary searches

Requirement for a frisk search of a young detainee to be conducted by a youth worker of the same sex as the young detainee does not apply if the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that—
(a)  there is an imminent and serious threat to the personal safety of the young detainee or someone else; and
(b)  compliance with subsection (3) would exacerbate the threat.

section 253(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Strip searches

May direct a youth worker to strip search a young detainee if the strip search is necessary for an initial assessment under section 160 but must be conducted according to section 254(2).  May arrange for the search to be conducted in the presence of a support person according to section 254(3)(a) to (c). In making a decision must have regard to the young detainee's age, maturity, developmental capacity and any known history 

section 254	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Strip searches of young detainees under 18 years old – no-one with parental responsibility available

Must ensure that the strip search is conducted in the presence of a support person as outlined at section 255(2)(a) and (b)

section 255(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Strip searches of young detainees under 18 years old – no-one with parental responsibility available

A strip search on admission may continue in the absence of a support person if the Director-General directs the support person to leave under section 256 (2).

section 255(3)(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Strip searches on admission - directing person to leave

May direct the person to leave the search area if that person is preventing or hindering the conduct of the search

section 256(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Strip searches - removing people from search area

May direct a youth worker to enforce a direction to leave if the person given the direction contravenes the direction

section 257(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Strip searches directed by Director-General

May direct a youth worker to strip search a young detainee only on the grounds outlined in section 258(1)(a) to (b)

section 258(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Youth workers at strip searches

The requirement in subsection (1) (b) that a youth worker be the same sex as the young detainee does not apply if the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that there is an imminent and serious threat to the personal safety of the young detainee and compliance with the requirement would exacerbate the threat

section 260(4)(a) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Body searches directed by Director-General

May direct a non-treating doctor to conduct a body search of a young detainee on the grounds outlined in this section 

section 264	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Obligations of Director-General before body searches

If a body search is proposed to be directed must ensure all conditions outlined in this section are met

section 265	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	People present at body searches

May direct 1 or more youth workers to be present during the search and each must be the same sex as the young detainee. 

section 266(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	People present at body searches

Requirement in section 266(3) does not apply if Director-General believes the conditions in section 266(5) exist. Must make a decision about the search being conducted in the presence of a person who has daily or long term care responsibility if the young detainee is under 18, having regard to the matters in subsection (7).  May arrange for a support person to be present if the young detainee is over 18.

section 266(5),(6),(7),(8)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Body searches of young detainees under 18 - no-one with parental responsibility available

Must ensure that the body search is conducted in the presence of a support person as outlined in this section 

section 267(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Body searches of young detainees under 18 - no-one with parental responsibility available

The body search may continue in the absence of a support person if the young detainee does not agree to a support person being present or Director-General directs the support person to leave under section 268(2)

section 267(3)(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Body searches - directing people to leave

May direct a person to leave a body search if that person is preventing or hindering the conduct of the search

section 268(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Body searches - removing people from search area

May direct a youth worker to enforce a direction if the person given the direction contravenes the direction

section 269(1) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Help for body searches

If a non-treating doctor conducting a body search asks the Director-General for assistance, may direct a youth worker or authorise someone else to be present at the search to assist in the conduct of the search.  The assistant must be the same sex unless the Director-General believes that the circumstances in (4)(a) and (b) arising

section 270	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Body searches - rules about young detainees' clothing

Must ensure that the young detainee is left with, or given, appropriate clothing to wear if their clothing is seized during a body search

section 271(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Searches of people other than detainees

May direct a youth worker to conduct a scanning, frisk or ordinary search of a person at a detention place who is not a young detainee

section 274(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Searches - premises and property

May, at any time, direct a youth worker to search premises and property at a detention place as outlined in section 275(1)(a) to (c)

section 275(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Searches of young detainee cells - privileged material

May make arrangements for the secure storage of privileged material for young detainees

section 276(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Seizing mail etc

May seize anything in a young detainee's protected or other mail as outlined in section 280(1) to (2) only if the document is not privileged.  If privileged must return the document immediately

section 280	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Seizing property – general

May seize property as outlined in this section.  May seize a document only if the Director-General believes that the document is not privileged  

section 281(1)(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Seizing property – general

May give written approval for a person to possess a prohibited thing

section 281(1)(a)  	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notice of seizure

Must prepare and give written notice of a seizure

section 282(1) and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Forfeiture of things seized

Decides if a thing seized is forfeited to the Territory.  May deal with a thing forfeited to the Territory or disposed as considered appropriate

section 283	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Return of things seized but not forfeited

If a thing is seized and not forfeited or not kept as evidence of an offence or a behaviour breach it must be returned to its owner

section 284	
Chapter 8 – Criminal matters – Discipline at detention places	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference	Definitions –chapter 8 - administrator

An administrator is an authorised person to whom the Director-General has delegated functions of an administrator under this chapter

section 286	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Definitions –chapter 8 - support person for a young detainee

A person can be a support person for a young detainee if the young detainee chooses the person to assist the young detainee or represent the young detainee’s interests and the Director-General considers the person is capable of assisting the young detainee or representing the young detainee’s interests; and it is in the young detainee’s best interests for the person to be the young detainee’s support person.

section 286	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of behaviour breach

A behaviour breach is contravening a direction by the Director-General

section 287(1)(a) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of behaviour breach

A behaviour breach is being in a prohibited area without the Director-General’s approval

section 287(1)(b) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of behaviour breach

A behaviour breach is making, possessing, concealing, knowingly consuming or dealing with a prohibited thing, without the Director-General’s approval

section 287(1)(f) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of behaviour breach

A behaviour breach is possessing or dealing in things without the Director-General’s approval

section 287(1)(o) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of unauthorised medicine for section 287

A medicine is an unauthorised medicine for a young detainee if the Director-General has not approved the use of the medicine by the young detainee under section 187

section 287(2)                        	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of investigator

An investigator for the part means an authorised person to whom the Director-General has delegated functions of an investigator under this part

section 291	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Appointment of investigators

May appoint a person to be an investigator for this part

section 292	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Reporting and investigation procedures

The Director-General must make reporting and investigation procedures, consistent with this Act, about the making, recording and investigation of allegation reports in consideration of matters referenced in this section

section 294	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Behaviour management framework

The Director-General must establish a behaviour management framework for dealing with minor behaviour breaches and the framework must provide for issues as outlined at this section

section 297(1) and (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Disciplinary action by administrator - right to contact support person

Must ensure that an accused detainee has access to facilities to contact a support person as soon as practicable

section 300(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of review officer for div 8.4.2

Review officer means an authorised person to whom the Director-General has delegated functions of a review officer under this division

section 303	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Right to contact support person—internal review

Must ensure that the accused detainee has access to facilities to contact and consult with a support person as soon as practicable

section 304(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Right to contact support person—external review

Must ensure that the accused detainee has access to facilities to contact a support person as soon as practicable and to consult with a support person

section 310(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	External reviewer’s powers after external review

The external reviewer must give prompt written notice of the external reviewer’s decision under this section to the Director-General. 
Must credit to the accused detainee's trust account any amount deducted from the account to pay a fine (for a behaviour breach) that the external reviewer has reduced or set aside

Must take steps to provide a reasonable remedy to the accused detainee if the external reviewer's decision reduces or sets aside a behaviour management consequence

section 314(2), (4), (5)	
Chapter 9 – Criminal matters – Conduct of disciplinary reviews	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notice of disciplinary review

Must be given written notice by the review officer of a review in relation to an accused detainee

section 324(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notice of disciplinary review

Must offer to provide assistance to the accused detainee and tell the accused detainee about entitlements

section 324(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Review officer may require official reports

Must comply with a written notice from the review officer to give the review officer a written report about the accused detainee

section 326(1)(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Notice of disciplinary hearing

The review officer for a review in relation to an accused detainee must give written notice of a hearing for the review to the accused detainee and the Director-General

section 330(1)	
Chapter 10 – Care and Protection – General	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Age – proof of age to be sought before action is taken

Authority to inquire about the age of a person being dealt with under the Care and Protection chapters before dealing with the person as a child or young person

section 337	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Age – application of Care and Protection chapters if no proof of age

If unable to find out a person’s age and the person appears to the Children’s Court, the Director-General or a police officer to be a child or young person then the person may be dealt with under the Care and Protection chapters as if the person were a child or young person

section 338	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Age – Care and Protection chapters stop applying if person discovered to be an adult

Applies if the Court, the Director-General or a police officer has dealt with a person as a child or young person and finds out that the person is not a child or young person

section 339	
Chapter 11 – Care and Protection – reporting, investigating and appraising abuse and neglect	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General to act on child concern report

On receiving a child concern report, must consider the report; carry out an initial assessment of the matters raised in the report to decide if the child or young person may be in need of Care and Protection; and take the action considered appropriate in relation to the initial assessment.

section 360 (2)(a to c)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection considerations

May take reasonable steps to obtain further information about the matters raised in the report to carry out an initial assessment e.g. a home visit

section 360(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General to act on child concern report

May also carry out the actions outlined in section 360(4)(a to h)

section 360(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General to act on child concern report

Must decide that the child concern report is a child protection report if on reasonable grounds there is a suspicion that the child or young person may be in need of Care and Protection

section 360(5)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General action on child protection report

Must take the action considered appropriate in relation to the child protection report and may carry out any of the actions outlined in this section

section 361	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Prenatal reporting - anticipated abuse and neglect

May with the consent of the pregnant woman take the action considered appropriate in relation to the prenatal report. Also, may carry out any of the actions outlined in this section  with consent of the pregnant woman

section 362(3-4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Prenatal reporting - anticipated abuse and neglect

May also without the consent of the pregnant woman give advice to the person who made the report about appropriate assistance for the pregnant woman that the person may consider

section 362(5)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Prenatal reporting - anticipated abuse and neglect

May also ask the pregnant woman to consent to the Director-General giving prenatal information to a prenatal information sharing entity and/or asking for prenatal information from a prenatal information sharing entity 

section 362(6)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference	Prenatal reporting - anticipated abuse and neglect

If the pregnant woman does not consent may give and/or receive prenatal information only on the grounds that the child may be in need of Care and Protection after the child is born

section 362(7)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Prenatal reporting - anticipated abuse and neglect

Must ensure that any action taken under section 362 is appropriate and consistent with the pregnant woman's human rights

section 362(9)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a Care and Protection appraisal?

The Director-General may carry out one or more of the following activities; a visual examination; an interview; giving information to someone; asking someone to give information to the Director-General; making enquiries about the child; arranging a Care and Protection assessment; asking the child to attend a stated place at a stated time; asking the child to comply with an arrangement made for the appraisal

section 366(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection Assessments

Undertaking a Care and Protection assessment including a social assessment, a medical assessment, a dental assessment, a psychological examination, a paediatric or developmental assessment, a psychiatric assessment or an assessment of the person’s parenting capacity.

section 367(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection appraisal - only with agreement or appraisal order 

Power to carry out a Care and Protection appraisal on reasonable grounds that the child or young person may be in need of Care and Protection subject to the conditions set out in 368(3)-(6)

section 368(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection appraisal - only with agreement or appraisal order 

Must keep a written record of an agreement to an appraisal obtained under section 368(3)(b) that is given orally

section 368(6)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference	Care and Protection appraisal - acknowledgement of agreement 

When seeking an agreement to an appraisal under section 368(3)(b) the person must be told the purpose of the appraisal; if included in the appraisal the kind of Care and Protection assessment; and that the agreement may be refused

section 369	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection appraisal - agreement need not be sought if risk etc

Need not seek the agreement of a parent or other person who has daily care responsibility for the child or young person if the conditions set out in section 370(1) apply

section 370(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Visual examination etc without agreement

If section 370 applies, may visually examine or interview the child or young person without the agreement of a parent or other person who has daily care responsibility. If the child or young person is a student at a school, a patient at a health facility or being cared for by a childcare service may enter the school, health facility or childcare service to visually examine or interview the child

section 371(1) and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Visual examination etc without agreement

After a visual examination or interview must take reasonable steps to tell at least 1 parent or other person who has daily care responsibility that the examination or interview has been carried out.  Need not tell a person if satisfied that doing so would be likely to put the child at significant risk of abuse or neglect and jeopardise a criminal investigation

section 371(3) & (4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a temporary parental responsibility provision?

May provide for the Director-General to enter and search any place the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds the child or young person is, to find the child or young person

section 373(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Appraisal orders - application by Director-General

May apply for an appraisal order for a child or young person under the conditions outlined in section 376 (a to b)

section 376	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Appraisal orders – urgent applications

Copy of urgent appraisal order application must be given to the child or young person; each parent of the child; each other person who has daily care or long term responsibility of the child; the public advocate

section: 377(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Appraisal orders – who must be given application

Copy of an appraisal order application must be given to the child or young person; each parent of the child or young person; each other person who has daily care responsibility, or long term responsibility of the child or young person; the public advocate

section: 379(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Appraisal orders - extension application

May apply to the Children’s Court for an extension of an appraisal order.  An application for extension must state the details set out in section 385(2)(a and b)

section 385(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Appraisal orders – who must be given extension application?

Copy of application for extension of appraisal order must be given to the child or young person; each parent of the child; each other person who has daily care or long term responsibility of the child; the public advocate

section: 386	
Chapter 12 – Care and Protection – Voluntary agreements to transfer or share parental responsibility	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Registration of family group conference agreements that transfer or share parental responsibility - application

May apply to the Children’s Court to register the family group conference agreement stated in section 390(1) and must give the public advocate a copy of the application

section 390(2) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Voluntary agreement to share parental responsibility with Director-General - what is a voluntary care agreement?

Means a written agreement between the Director-General and a parent of the child or young person; or someone else who has daily or long term care responsibility for the child. Means a written agreement for either or both daily or long term care responsibility for the child to be shared between the Director-General & the parent or other person.

section 394(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Voluntary care agreements - who may initiate?

May start negotiations for making or ending a voluntary care agreement

section 395(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Voluntary care agreements - who are parties?

Is a party to a voluntary care agreement

section 396(1)(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Voluntary care agreements - Director-General's criteria

May enter into a voluntary care agreement only if satisfied that the conditions outlined in section 397(a to d) have been met 

section 397	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Voluntary care agreements - extension

Power to extend a voluntary care agreement on the conditions set out in 400(1)(a) and (b)

section 400	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Voluntary care agreements - early ending

As a party to the agreement may, before the agreement ends, end the agreement by giving written notice to the other parties

section 401	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Voluntary care agreements – return of child or young person

If a voluntary agreement ends, must return the child or young person as soon as practicable after the day the voluntary agreement ends to a former caregiver of the child or other person as agreed between the parties to the agreement. 

section 402(1) & (2)	
Chapter 13 – Care and Protection and therapeutic protection – Emergency situations	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference	Emergency action - criteria for taking emergency action

May take emergency action for a child or young person on reasonable grounds

section 406(1-2) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action - assistance

May use whatever assistance is necessary and reasonable to take emergency action

section 407 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action - certain people must be told

Authority to direct a police officer taking emergency action for a child as to what place or person to deliver the child

section 408(1)(c)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action – certain people must be told

If the Director-General takes emergency action, or is told that a police officer has taken emergency action, the Director-General must tell each parent of the child or young person; each other person who has daily care or long term responsibility of the child; the public advocate; the Children’s Court

section: 408(3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action - daily care responsibility after action

If emergency action is taken the Director-General has daily care responsibility.  If a police officer takes emergency action and tells the Director-General about the emergency action then the Director-General has daily care responsibility

section 409(1)& (3) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action - daily care responsibility after action

May authorise a police officer to exercise daily care responsibility for a child or young person on behalf of the Director-General

section 409(4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Reporting of transfers

If emergency action is taken may keep daily care responsibility for the child or young person without an order of the Children’s Court for the period stated in section 410 (a or b)

section 410	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection appraisal and placement

If the Director-General has daily care responsibility may make the arrangements for the Care and Protection of the child or young person outlined in section 411(a and b)

section 411	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action – contact with the family

If the Director-General has daily care responsibility (under the emergency action chapter) the Director-General must, as far as practicable, allow reasonable contact between the child and family member as and significant people unless the contact would create a risk of harm to the child or young person

section 412	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action – application for orders

If the Director-General applies for certain orders specified in the section, the Director-General  needs to give a copy of the application to the people outlined in this section

section 413	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action – return of child or young person

If the Director-General has daily care responsibility under the emergency action provisions and at the end of the period for which the Director-General may keep responsibility and none of the orders listed have been made, the Director-General must deliver the child to the people identified in this section

section 415	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Emergency action release order – who must be given application

A copy of the application for an emergency action release order must be given by the applicant to the child or young person; each parent of the child; each other person who has daily care or long term care responsibility and the Public Advocate

section: 419	
Chapter 14 – Care and Protection – Care and Protection orders	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection order - application by Director-General

May apply to the Children’s Court for a Care and Protection order 

section 424	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection order - application by others

If another applicant applies to the Children’s Court for a Care and Protection order may appear and be heard in the proceeding 

section 425 (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection orders – who must be given application

A copy of the application must be given by the applicant to the child or young person; each parent of the child or young person; each person who has daily care or long term care responsibility; the Public Advocate

section 427(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection order - cross application for different provisions

As a party to a proceeding for a Care and Protection order may cross-apply for a different provision to be included in the order, different terms in a provision or a different order on grounds as outlined in this section 

section 428(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interim Care and Protection matters - court ordered meeting

Must attend a court ordered meeting for a Care and Protection order for a child or young person

section 432(1)(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interim Care and Protection orders

The Children's Court may make an order if an application for a Care and Protection order has been made to the court but not finally decided & the court believes on reasonable grounds that the child is in need of Care and Protection

section 433(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interim Care and Protection orders -revocation or amendment

As the applicant to the proceeding for a Care and Protection order may apply to the  Court for revocation or amendment of an interim Care and Protection order subsequently made by the court.  Must give a copy of the application in accordance with this section 

section 435(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is an assessment order?

An order authorising the Director-General to arrange for the Care and Protection assessment of a person in relation to a child

section 436(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and Protection assessment - terms of reference

Must (unless the assessment order states otherwise) decide the matters to be assessed in the Care and Protection assessment and choose an authorised assessor to make the assessment. May include any matter relevant to the assessment, must consult with the parties and must consider the criteria outlined at s437(4)

section 437(1),(2), (3), (4) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care and protection assessment – report after making

An authorised assessor who carries out a care and protection assessment must, when completed, give the Director-General a written report of the assessment and any records made by the assessor carrying out the assessment. The Director-General must file the report with the Children’s Court.

section 439	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assessment orders - application by party

As a party to a proceeding for a Care and Protection order may apply for an assessment order on the grounds outlined in this section 

section 443(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assessment orders – who must be given application

Copy of application must be given to the child or young person; each parent of the child; each other person who has daily care or long term responsibility of the child; the public advocate

section 445(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assessment orders - extension application

As a party to a proceeding for a Care and Protection order may apply to the Children’s Court for extension of an assessment order on reasonable grounds that the assessment cannot be properly carried out unless the order is extended

section 450  	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care plans

For a care plan, consider who would be the best person to have a stated aspect of parental responsibility for the child or young person and propose how to ensure the living arrangements for the child are as stable as possible

section 455(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care plans - stability proposals

If a care plan includes a proposal to place the child or young person in kinship or foster care, must prepare a stability proposal that outlines how to ensure long-term placement in a safe, nurturing & secure environment 

section 456(2-3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Orders under Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act - DVPO interim protection orders

As a party to the proceeding for a Care and Protection order can apply to the Children’s Court for the making of a DVPO interim protection order

section 459(3)(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Orders under Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act - DVPO final protection orders

As a party to the proceeding for a Care and Protection order can apply to the Children’s Court for the making of a DVPO final protection order

section 460(2)(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	 Extension and amendment applications

Power to apply to extend or amend a Care and Protection order

section 466(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Revocation applications

Power to apply to revoke a Care and Protection order

section 467(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Parental responsibility provisions - what is a parental responsibility provision?

May direct that a stated person has daily care responsibility for the child.  May direct that a stated person has long-term care responsibility.  May direct that parental responsibility is shared.  May state that a person who has long term care responsibility must consult with each other person who shares long term care responsibility in making a decision about a long term matter for the child or young person

section 474	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a long term parental responsibility provision

This provision means that parental responsibility is transferred (daily and long term) for the child to the Director-General or another stated person

section 479(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a residence provision?

Authorises a person to decide where or with whom a child must live and may include directions including that a stated person must not live at the same premises as the child, and/or that a stated person may live with the child only subject to stated conditions.

section 484	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Contact provisions - what is a contact provision?

Authorised to decide with whom the child or young person may have contact and to decide any conditions for the contact

section 485(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a drug use provision?

A drug use provision for a stated person in a Care and Protection order or interim Care and Protection order, means a provision about usage of drugs by the stated person.  Includes conditions including that the stated person undergo drug testing as directed by the Director-General in accordance with the drug testing standards

section 488(c)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Supervision provisions - what is a supervision provision?

State reasonable times and places that the people stated in a supervision provision under section 489(2)(a) must report to the Director-General

section 489(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Supervision provisions - what is a supervision provision?

May be allowed entry to stated premises for the purpose of supervising the Care and Protection of the child or young person

section 489(2)(c)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a specific issues provision?

A provision about the Care and Protection of a child which includes one of more directions; that a stated entity must do a stated thing; that a stated entity must not do a stated thing; that a stated entity must comply with a stated condition

section 492	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Annual review reports - what is an annual review report?

For an annual review report consider the existing arrangements for the Care and Protection of the child or young person are in the best interests of the child or young person

section 494(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Annual review report - prepared at least annually

Must prepare an annual review report for a reviewable Care and Protection order for a child or person as stated in this section 

section 495	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Annual review report - consultation

Must arrange a meeting with the people outlined in this section to discuss the matters proposed to be included in the report before the report is finalised

section 496(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Annual review report - must be given to certain people

Must give an annual review report to each of the people listed in this section. May also give the report to someone else so that the other person can give the report to a person mentioned in subsection (1).  Before giving the report to someone mentioned in subsections (1) or (2) may make minor alterations to the report to protect the privacy of a person named in the report

section 497(1-3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Annual Review Report – must be given to certain people

If requested by the Children’s Court, the Director-General must also give an annual review report for a care and protection order for a child or young person to the Children’s Court.

section 497(1A)                               	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Annual review report - application for waiver of obligation to give report to someone

May apply to the Children’s Court for an order waiving the need to give an annual review report to someone mentioned in section 497(a, b or c)

section 498(1)  	
Chapter 15 – Care and Protection – Director-General has aspect of parental responsibility	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may provide assistance

May provide any of the services listed in section 503(1)(a to h) if the Director-General has parental responsibility  

section 503(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may provide assistance

May arrange for financial or other assistance if the Director-General stops having parental responsibility

section 503(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General sharing long term care responsibility

May apply to the Children’s Court for an order about a long term matter when another person who has long term care responsibility disagrees with the Director-General's proposed decision about the matter.  

section 504	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General may place child or young person with out of home carer

May place child or young person with an out of home carer if the Director-General has daily care responsibility for the child or young person

section 512(1) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Priorities for placement with out of home carer – Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person

If placing an Aboriginal child or young person under section 512, must place the child or young person with a kinship carer as outlined in this section. May place an Aboriginal child or young person with any of the out of home carers listed in section 512(2)(a to e)

section 513(1-2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Approved carers – individual may apply

An individual may apply to the Director-General for approval as an approved carer.

section 514A                      	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Approved carers – Director-General may approve

The Director-General may, in writing, approve a person as a carer (an approved carer) if satisfied that the person is an appropriate person to care for children or young people. If the Director‑General orally authorises a person under s516 or s518 in relation to a child or young person, the Director‑General may, at the same time, orally approve the person as an approved carer. If the Director‑General orally approves the person as an approved carer, must, as soon as practicable, approve the person in writing.
	The Director-General may approve a person as an approved carer only if the person is registered under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011; or the person is to be authorised as a kinship carer under section 516; and may engage in a regulated activity as a kinship carer under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011, section 16.

section 514B                          	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Approved carers – criteria for approval

In deciding whether a person is an appropriate person to care for children, the Director-General must consider matters listed in s65(1) suitability information except for paragraph (d) about the person and each adult member of the household and other matters as outlined in this section. 

section 514C                           	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Approved carers – further information, references etc

The Director-General may by written notice given to the person, require the person to provide stated information about the person not later than a stated reasonable time, provide a stated reference or report no later than a stated reasonable time or undergo a stated test or medical examination not later than a stated reasonable time. A notice must tell a person that giving false or misleading information is an offence under the Criminal Code, part 3.4. If the Director- General has given a person a notice under this section and the person does not comply, the Director-general need not decide whether the person is an appropriate person to care for children or young people. 

section 514D                          	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Approved carers – expiry and renewal of approvals

The Director-General must not issue an approved carer approval for longer than 3 years. A person may apply to the Director-General to renew the approval for a period not longer than three years. The application must be in writing and received by the Director-General at least 30 days before the approval expires. The Director-General may extend the time for making an application and the approval remains in force until the application is decided.

section 514 E	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Kinship carer - specific parental authority

The Director-General may authorise (a specific parental authority), orally or in writing a family member or significant person, of the child or young person to exercise daily or long term care responsibility for the Director-General. However this authorisation may only be made if satisfied that the family member or significant person is an approved carer (s514B) and agrees to exercise the responsibility for the Director-General.  

section 516(2)and (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Foster carer - specific parental authority

The Director-General may authorise (a specific parental authority), orally or in writing a person to exercise the daily or long term care responsibility for the Director-General (a foster carer). However this authority may only be made if satisfied that the person is an approved carer (s514B) and agrees to exercise the responsibility for the Director-General.  

section 518(2) and (3)                      	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Residential care service - general parental authority

If the Director-General has daily care or long term responsibility for a child, the Director-General may authorise (a general parental authority), in writing, an approved residential care organisation to exercise the daily care or long term care responsibility for the Director-General (a residential care service). However, this authorisation may only be made if the organisation agrees to exercise the responsibility for the Director-General for any child or young people.   

section 520(1-3)                              	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Out of home carer must be given copy of authorisation and any relevant court orders

Must, as soon as practicable, authorise the person or entity in writing if the person or entity has been authorised orally  and must give the person or entity a copy of the written authorisation and any relevant court order about the child or young person

section 521(1)and (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Revocation of residential care service's authorisation

May revoke an approved residential care organisation’s authorisation under section 520 as a residential care service if satisfied of conditions in this section.  May also revoke an entity's authorisation if the entity requests the revocation. Must follow actions in this section before revoking an entity's authorisation. 

section 524(1-4)      	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Information must be kept after placement ends

Can ask a care entity for a child or young person to give the personal information or records about the child or young person kept by the care entity 

section 528(3)(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Child or young person must have access to information

If a care entity keeps personal information or records and the care entity has not given the personal information or records to the Director-General - may authorise the care entity to give the child or young person access to the personal information and records if in the best interests of the child or young person

section 529(2)	
Chapter 15 – Transition to Adulthood	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Transition Plans – when prepared

The Director-General must prepare a transition plan for a young person who is in out of home care and at least 15 years old and take steps to ensure the transition plan is implemented. The plan must be prepared in consultation with the young person. The Director-General may consult other people and must give the young person and others consulted an opportunity to comment on the Director-General’s proposal.

section 529D & 529E 	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Transition plans – review – with parental responsibility

The Director-General must review the transition plan at least once a year and in consultation with the young person. The Director-General may consult the out of home carer and anyone else implementing a proposal or who may assist about the plan. 

section 529F 	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Transition plans – review without parental responsibility

The Director-General must take reasonable steps to ask the young person, at least once a year, whether they agree to reviewing the transition plan. If the young person agrees to a review, the Director-General must review the plan in consultation with the young person and with the agreement of the young person, other people.

section 529G  	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Transition plans – review – young adults

The Director-General must take reasonable steps to ask the young adult, at least once a year, whether they agree to the Director-General reviewing the plan. If agreed, the Director-General must review the plan in consultation with the young adult and others the young adult agrees. 

section 529H	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Assistance generally

The Director-General may provide services the Director-General consider appropriate to a young person or young adult who was previously in out of home care and as outlined in the provisions of this section.

section 529I(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Financial assistance – young person or young adult

The Director-General may provide financial assistance to a young person, or young adult, who was previously in out of home care in accordance with the provisions of this section.

section 529J                     	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Financial assistance  - previous out of home carer

The Director-General may provide financial assistance to the previous carer in accordance with the provisions of this section.  

section 529JA                           	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Entitlement to personal items

A young person or young adult who has left out of home care is entitled to have and keep, free of charge, all the young person or young adult’s personal items held by the Director-General or an out of home carer for the young person or young adult. 

section 529K	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Access to protected information

The Director-General may, if satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is in the young person’s interests to give the young person access to the protected information held by the Director-General and direct the out of home carer to give the young person access to the protected information held by the out of home carer. The direction given to the out of home carer may be conditional.

section 529L(2) and (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Access to protected information – young adult

A young adult who has left out of home care is entitled to have access, free of charge, to protected information about the young adult held by the Director-General or an out of home carer for the young adult.

section 529M	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Access to protected information – support and assistance

If a young person or young adult seeks access to protected information, the Director-General must provide an appropriate person to support and assist the young person or young adult accessing the information.

section 529N	
Chapter 16 – Care and Protection – Therapeutic protection of children and young people	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Therapeutic protection only under therapeutic protection order or for emergency action

May confine a child or young person at a therapeutic protection place only under conditions outlined in this section 

section 531	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a therapeutic protection order?

Transfers daily care responsibility for the child to the Director-General for the period of confinement

section 532(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	What is a risk assessment?

Means an assessment by the Director-General about whether there will be significant risk of significant harm to the child or someone else; the risk of harm arises from the child's conduct and the risk of harm is imminent.  

section 534(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Therapeutic protection orders - what is a therapeutic protection plan?

To reduce the likelihood of the child or young person engaging in harmful conduct in the future arrange a plan in consultation as far as practicable with the people listed in this section to include confinement details outlined in this section 

section 536	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Therapeutic protection orders - what is a transition plan?

Develop a plan for when the child or young person is no longer subject to therapeutic protection order.  Include proposals outlined in subsection (b)

section 538	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Applications for therapeutic orders - application by Director-General

May apply to the Children’s Court for a therapeutic protection order if satisfied that the criteria for making an order are met

section 539	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Therapeutic protection orders – who must be given application

Copy of application must be given to the child or young person; each parent of the child; each other person who has daily care or long term responsibility of the child; the public advocate

section 541(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interim therapeutic protection order - criteria for making

On application by the Director-General the Children’s Court may make an interim therapeutic protection order as outlined

section 544	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Review of therapeutic protection orders - initial review within 4 weeks

Must review the operation of a therapeutic protection order not later than 4 weeks after the order is made

section 553(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Review of therapeutic protection orders - ongoing review at least each 4 weeks

Must review the operation of a therapeutic protection order not later than 4 weeks after the initial review and each ongoing review

section 554(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Review - views to be considered

In carrying out the review must consider the views of the people listed in s555(2)(a to f)

section 555(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Review report

Must prepare a review report about the operation of the therapeutic protection order.  Must give a copy of the review report to the people listed in this 

section 556(2) and (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General's actions after review

If the Director-General decides that the therapeutic protection order should be extended, amended or revoked, the Director-General must apply to the Children’s Court for the order to be extended, amended or revoked and must give a copy of an application as outlined in the Act.

sections 557(2-4), 558, 560, 564, 565, 566, 567	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Children and young people in therapeutic protection - visits by accredited people – who is an accredited person?

Is an accredited person for a child or young person in therapeutic protection

section 576   	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Therapeutic protection place - exclusion of matters from declaration etc

May exclude from a therapeutic protection place declaration any matter that would be likely to disclose the location of a therapeutic protection place.  Must disclose the location of a therapeutic protection place to the people entitled under section 634(1) to have access to the therapeutic protection register

section 626 (1-2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Therapeutic protection register - who may have access?

May have access to a therapeutic protection register

section 634(1)	
Chapter 17 – Care and Protection – Interstate transfer of orders and proceedings	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfer of ACT child welfare orders - transfers of orders by Director-General - Director-General may transfer child welfare order

May transfer a child welfare order (the home order) for a child or young person to a participating State under conditions outlined in this section.  May include in the interstate order any condition that could be included in a child welfare order in the relevant participating State.  Must decide the period for which an interstate order is to remain in force and stated in the order

section 643(1-2 & 4)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Children’s Court transfer - application

May apply to the Children’s Court for an order transferring a child welfare order to a participating State

section 648(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Interstate transfer of ACT child welfare proceedings - applications

May apply to the Children’s Court for an order transferring a child welfare proceeding pending in the Court to the State Children’s Court of a participating State.  

section 658(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	ACT registration of interstate child welfare orders

Must file a copy of the interstate child welfare order in the Children’s Court for registration if a child welfare order is transferred to the ACT under an interstate law

section 666(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	ACT registration of interstate child welfare orders - application for revocation

May apply to the Children’s Court for revocation of the registration of the order

section 669(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	ACT registration of interstate child welfare proceedings 

Must file a copy of the documents listed in section 672 (1)(a and b) in the Children’s Court for registration if a child welfare proceeding is transferred to the ACT under an order under an interstate law

section 672(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	ACT registration of interstate child welfare proceedings - application for revocation 

May apply to the Children’s Court for revocation of the registration of the order
 
section 675(2)	
Chapter 18 – Care and Protection – Police assistance	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assistance in carrying out orders etc - police assistance

May ask the chief police officer for assistance in carrying out any of the actions listed in this section 

section 679(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Assistance in carrying out orders etc - seized things may be kept until matter completed

If something is seized under section 680(1)(b) – (police powers) may keep the thing until the action is completed and any proceeding arising out of the action is finalised

section 681	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe custody – parental responsibility to Director-General

Director-General has the daily care responsibility for a child or young person taken into safe custody under a safe custody warrant

section 683	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe custody warrant - application

May apply to a magistrate for a safe custody warrant if on reasonable grounds the criteria for issuing the safe custody warrant are satisfied

section 685(1) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe custody warrant - content

A safe custody warrant must state; the name of the child; the order for which the safe custody warrant is issued; that the Director-General may with necessary and reasonable assistance and force, enter stated premises and exercise the Director-General's powers under this part; and the hours when the premises may be entered and the date

section 687(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe custody warrant - application made other than in person

May apply for the warrant before the application is sworn. The Director-General must complete a form of warrant (the warrant form) and write on it - the magistrate's name and the date and time the magistrate issued the warrant and the warrant's terms. 

section 688(3&5)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe custody warrant - announcement before entry

Must, before anyone enters premises under a safe custody warrant, follow actions outlined in this section 

section 689(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe custody warrant - placement of child or young person

Can decide placement of a child taken into safe custody under a safe custody warrant if no place is stated in the warrant

section 692(b)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Safe custody - matter must be brought to court promptly

If a child or young person is taken into safe custody under a safe custody warrant must ensure that the matter is brought before the Children’s Court not later than 1 working day after the day the child or young person is taken into safe custody

section 694(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Application - oral applications

A person may, with the leave of the court, make an oral application under this Act for a proceeding before, during or after the hearing of the proceeding

section 698(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Application - withdrawal or discontinuance

A person who has applied to a court for an order under the Care and Protection chapters may withdraw or discontinue the application

section 699(1)	
Chapter 19 - Care and Protection – Provisions applying to all proceedings under Care and Protection chapters	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Parties - hearing in party's or other person's absence

If someone makes an application under the Care and Protection chapters, the person may, at the same time, seek the leave of the court to have the application heard in the absence of any other party or person who must be given a copy of the application

section 701(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Parties - application for removal of party

A party to a proceeding under the Care and Protection chapters (the applicant) may apply to the court for an order that another party to the proceeding be removed as a party.  The applicant must give a copy of the application to each party to the proceeding and the public advocate

section 706 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Parties - representation

Delegate or authorise someone to appear on the Director-General's behalf

section 709(2) 	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Orders - by agreement

Parties to an application under the Care and Protection chapters may file with the court draft order (the draft consent order).  The draft consent order must be signed.

section 719	
Chapter 19A – Children and Young People Death Review Committee	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference	Providing the Committee with information 

The Director-General responsible for administering the Children and Young People Act 2008 must give the Children and Young People Death Review Committee information as outlined at s727N(2) and other information requested in writing by the Committee

section 727O
	
Chapter 24 – Appeals and review	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Appeals to Supreme Court - Care and Protection chapters

May appeal as a party to the proceeding in which the decision was made

section 836(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	ACAT review – review of decisions – chapter 15, 20

If the Director-General makes a reviewable decision listed in this division for chapter 15 and 20 must give written notice of the decision to each person mentioned in the table, column 3 for the item

section 839(2)	
Chapter 25 – Information secrecy and sharing	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing protected information - Minister or Director-General giving information to person about the person

May give a person protected information held about the person  

section 850	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing protected information - Minister or Director-General giving information in best interests of child or young person

May give someone protected information about a child or young person if giving the information is in the best interests of the child or young person.  Before giving protected information the Minister must ask the Director-General for advice about giving the information and consider any advice given by the Director-General

section 851(1)                          	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing protected information - Minister or Director-General giving information in best interests of child or young person

An information sharing entity may ask the Director-General for information the Director-General may give the information sharing entity under this section.

section 851(3)                      	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing protected information - Director-General giving information to person under corresponding provisions

May give protected information to any person who is exercising a function under a provision of a State law corresponding (or substantially corresponding) to a provision under this Act

section 852                    	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-General - giving information to researcher

May give protected information to a researcher for an approved research project.  Information may be about the child or young person, his or her family or someone else

section 855(1-2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing protected information - Director-General giving information to authorised assessor

May give an authorised assessor for a care and protection assessment protected information in relation to the child or other person, who is the subject of the assessment

section 856(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing safety and wellbeing information - Minister or Director-General giving information to information sharing entity

May give an information sharing entity for a child or young person safety and wellbeing information in relation to the child or young person. 

section 860(1)                           	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Minister or Director-General - giving safety and wellbeing information to information sharing entity

An information sharing entity may ask the Director-General for information the Director-General can give the information sharing entity under this section

section 860(2)                                	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing safety and wellbeing information - Director-General asking for information from information sharing entity

May ask an information sharing entity for a child or young person to give safety and wellbeing information in relation to the child or young person

section 862(1)                                 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Sharing safety and wellbeing information - care teams

May declare that the Director-General and a group of other people and entities are a care team for a child or young person

section 863(1)   	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Care teams - sharing safety and wellbeing information 

May include members of a care team only if satisfied of the conditions outlined at section 863(2)

section 863(2) check this is in Kate’s version	
Chapter 26 - Miscellaneous	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference:	Confidential report of contravention of Act

The person may report (in a confidential report) the suspicion, and the reasons for the suspicion to the Director-General

section 876(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function

Reference	Provision of information to Public Advocate

If the Public Advocate makes a request of an ACT child welfare service under subsection 1, the service must comply with the request promptly.

section 879(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Evidentiary certificates - Director-General - parental responsibility

Can sign a certificate stating any of the matters outlined in section 881

section 881                    	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Evidentiary certificates - Director-General - custody etc

Can sign a certificate stating any of the matters outlined in section 882(1)(a) to (i)

section 882(1)           	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Evidentiary certificates - Director-General - custody etc

Can sign a certificate stating any matter prescribed by regulation

section 882(4)                	

SCHEDULE 4 – Court Procedures Act 2004

Provisions of Act	
	Part 7A – Procedural provisions – proceedings involving children or young people	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Court proceedings involving children or young people not open to public

(1) If a child or young person is the subject of a proceeding in a court, the following people are the only people who may be present at the hearing of the proceeding:
(f) the director-general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 or an authorised person under that Act.
(3) The public advocate and the director-general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 may make submissions to the court about whether the court should require or permit a person to be present under section 72(1)(l), or exclude a person under section 72(2)  

section 72	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Court may excuse parties from attending proceedings

(2) On the application of a party to the proceeding, the court may excuse the party from attending all or part of the proceeding. 
(3) The court may, at any time and by notice given to the party, require the party to attend the proceeding.  

section 73 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Participation of children and young people in proceedings

(2) The court may ask  the director-general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 to assist the court by giving the child or young person sufficient information about the proceeding, in language and a way that the child or young person can understand, to allow the child or young person to take part fully in the proceeding

section 74A	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Court may order a report about young person

(1) A court hearing a criminal proceeding in relation to or against a child or young person may order the director general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 to give the court a report
about the child or young person.
(2) A director general given an order must, despite any other ACT law other than the Human Rights Act 2004, give a report.
(3) In giving effect to the order, the director general may do, or arrange for someone else to do, 1 or more of the following:
(a) visit and interview the child or young person;
(b) interview a parent of the child or young person;
(c) interview a schoolteacher or other person involved with the education or welfare of the child or young person;
(d) require the child or young person to submit to being interviewed by a doctor or other named person.

section 74D	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Proceedings dismissed or adjourned for care and protection reasons

(2) If a court acts under subsection (1), the court must, as soon as practicable but not later than 2 working days after the day it acts, give a statement of the reasons for the action to – 
(a) the director-general
(4) The director-general must treat a statement of reasons given to the director-general under subsection (2) as if it were a [mandatory] report made under  section 356, Children and Young People Act 2008 

Section 74K	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director General must report to court and public advocate

(2) Not later than 15 days after the day the court adjourns the proceeding under section 74K(1), the director-general must tell the public advocate and the court, in writing -  
(a) what action the director-general has taken, is taking or proposes to take under the care and protection chapters in relation to the child or young person; or
(b) if the director-general proposes to take no action under any care and protection chapter in relation to the child or young person – that the director-general proposes to take no action. 

section 74L	

SCHEDULE 5 – Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004

Provisions of Act	
		
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Section 22 (1) Part 19.4 Referring Entities

An entity mentioned in table 22, column 2 (a referring entity) may refer an offence for restorative justice at the stage of the criminal justice process described for that entity in column 2 in relation to the offence. 

Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Table 22 Item 1

(a)	after the offender is cautioned or apprehended; and

(b)	before a prosecution referral is made for the offender 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Table 22 Item 5

(a)	after a court has made a sentence-related order in relation to the offender; and

(b)	before the end of the term of the sentence-related order or the sentence (if any) of which it forms part (whichever is later)	

SCHEDULE 6 – Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

Provisions of Act	
	                Chapter 3 – Imprisonment and remand 	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Effect of committal order

The committal order—
1.		(a)authorises the director-general to have custody of the offender under the order; and
2.		(b)requires the director-general to—
1.		(i) take the offender into custody; and
2.		(ii) keep the offender imprisoned under full-time detention until released under this Act or another territory law.

Section 11	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Warrant for imprisonment

(1) The committing authority must issue a warrant for the imprisonment of the offender in the director-general’s custody.
(2) The warrant—
(a) must be addressed to the director-general; and
(b) may be signed by a person authorised by the committing authority.

Section 12	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Custody of sentenced offender

The director-general must keep the offender imprisoned under full-time detention under this Act and the Corrections Management Act 2007 until released under this Act or another territory law.

Amendment - (320C(2) – a reference in this Act to the Corrections Management Act 2007 is, in relation to a young offender in detention under the Children and Young People Act 2008 or a young remandee, a reference to the Children and Young People Act 2008)

Section 13	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Effect of remand order

The remanding authority’s order for remand—
(a) authorises the director-general to have custody of the remandee under the order; and
(b) requires the director-general to—
(i) take the remandee into custody; and
(ii) keep the remandee in custody under full-time detention under the order; and
(iii) return the remandee to the remanding authority as required by the order.

Section 16	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Warrant for remand

(1) The remanding authority must issue a warrant for the remand of the remandee in the director-general’s custody.
(2) The warrant—
(a) must be addressed to the director-general; and
(b) may be signed by a person authorised by the remanding authority. 
(3) The warrant—
(a) may state any considerations about the remand to which the director-general must have regard; and
(b) must state when and where the remanding authority orders the return of the remandee to the remanding authority.

Section 17	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Custody of remandee

(1) The director-general must—
(a) keep the remandee in custody under full-time detention under this Act and the Corrections Management Act 2007 under the order for remand; and
(b) return the remandee to the remanding authority as ordered by the remanding authority.
(2) The director-general must ensure that the remandee is held in custody in the place that the director-general decides is the most appropriate.
(3) For subsection (2)—
(a) the director-general must have regard to the following:
(i) the remanding authority’s order for remand;
(ii) any considerations about the remand stated in the warrant by the remanding authority;
(iii) whether the remandee is also a sentenced offender;
(iv) the availability of suitable places of custody;
(v) the practicality of moving the remandee to and from the place of custody to satisfy the remanding authority’s order for the return of the remandee; and
(b) the director-general may have regard to anything else the director-general considers relevant.

Amendment - (320C(2) – a reference in this Act to the Corrections Management Act 2007 is, in relation to a young offender in detention under the Children and Young People Act 2008 or a young remandee, a reference to the Children and Young People Act 2008)

Section 18	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Directions to escort officers

(1) For this chapter, the director-general may give directions to an escort officer in relation to an offender or remandee, including directions to take the offender or remandee into custody or to a place stated in the direction.

Section 20(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Orders to bring offender or remandee before court etc

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the director-general must arrange for an offender, remandee or other person in the director-general’s custody to be brought before a court or other entity in accordance with any order or direction (however described) of the court or entity.

Section 21(2)	
	Chapter 4 Full-time detention	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Application – ch 4 

(1) This chapter applies to a person (a full-time detainee) if the person is—
(a) an offender in the director-general’s custody because of section 11 (Effect of committal order); or
(b) a remandee in the director-general’s custody because of section 16 (Effect of remand order).

Section 22(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Full-time detention – director-general directions

(1) For this chapter, the director-general may give directions, orally or in writing, to a full-time detainee.
(2) To remove any doubt, this section does not limit section 321 (Director-general directions—general).

Section 25	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Full-time detention in ACT or NSW

(1) The director-general must arrange for a full-time detainee to be kept in full-time detention at—
(a) an ACT correctional centre; or
(b) a NSW correctional centre.
(2) For this section, the director-general may, in writing, direct that a full-time detainee—
(a) be detained at the ACT correctional centre stated in the direction; or
(b) be removed to a NSW correctional centre stated in the direction.

Amendment - (s320C(1) – a reference in part 4.2 (Serving full-time detention) to a correctional centre or an ACT correctional centre is, in relation to a CYP young offender, a reference to a detention place under the Children and Young People Act 2008)

Section 26	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Work and activities by full-time detainee

(1) The director-general may direct an offender, orally or in writing—
(a) to participate in an activity that the director-general considers desirable for the offender’s welfare or training; or
(b) to do work at a correctional centre, or community service work outside a correctional centre, that the director-general considers suitable for the offender.
(3) The director-general may allow a remandee to do work at a correctional centre, or community service work outside a correctional centre, that the director-general considers suitable for the remandee.

Amendment - (s320C(1) – a reference in part 4.2 (Serving full-time detention) to a correctional centre or an ACT correctional centre is, in relation to a CYP young offender, a reference to a detention place under the Children and Young People Act 2008)

Section 28(1), (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Custody of full-time detainee – lawful absence from correctional centre

While lawfully absent from a correctional centre, a full-time detainee—
(a) remains in the director-general’s custody; and
(b) if under escort by an escort officer—is also taken to be in the escort’s custody.
Examples of lawful absence from correctional centre
1)  while doing community service work
2) while being moved to a correctional centre, court, hospital or other place under direction by the director-general.
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

Amendment - (s320C(1) – a reference in part 4.2 (Serving full-time detention) to a correctional centre or an ACT correctional centre is, in relation to a CYP young offender, a reference to a detention place under the Children and Young People Act 2008)

Section 29	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Early release of offender

(1) This section applies if the term of an offender’s sentence of imprisonment is longer than 6 months.
(2) The director-general may, in writing, direct that the offender be released from imprisonment—
(a) if the term of the sentence is less than 1 year—on any day within the 7-day period before the offender’s release date; or
(b) if the term of the sentence is 1 year or longer—on any day within the 14-day period before the offender’s release date.
(3) For subsection (2), the director-general may have regard to any of the following:
(a) the offender’s conduct while serving the sentence;
(b) any compassionate, health or employment-related circumstances applying to the offender;
(c) the management of the correctional centre where the offender is detained;
(d) anything else that the director-general considers appropriate.
(4) If the director-general gives a direction under subsection (2)—
(a) the offender may be released from imprisonment at any time on the day stated in the direction; and
(b) the offender’s sentence is taken to have ended when the offender is released under the direction.

Amendment - (s320C(1) – a reference in part 4.2 (Serving full-time detention) to a correctional centre or an ACT correctional centre is, in relation to a CYP young offender, a reference to a detention place under the Children and Young People Act 2008)

Section 31(1),(2), (3), (4)	
	Chapter 6 – Good Behaviour Orders	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Definitions - ch 6

interested person, for an offender’s good behaviour order, means any of the following:
(a) the offender;
(b) a surety under the order;
(c) the director-general;
(d) the director of public prosecutions.

Section 84	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Good Behaviour Orders – core conditions

(b) if the offender is charged with an offence against a law in force in Australia or elsewhere—the offender must tell the chief executive about the charge as soon as possible, but within 2 days after the day the offender becomes aware of the charge;
(c) if the offender’s contact details change—the offender must tell the director-general about the change as soon as possible, but within 2 days after the day the offender knows the changed details;
(d) the offender must comply with any direction given to the offender by the director-general under this Act or the Corrections Management Act 2007 in relation to the good behaviour order;
(f) if the good behaviour order is subject to a probation condition or supervision condition—the offender must not leave the ACT for more than the defined period without the director-general’s approval.

Amendment - (320C(2) – a reference in this Act to the Corrections Management Act 2007 is, in relation to a young offender in detention under the Children and Young People Act 2008 or a young remandee, a reference to the Children and Young People Act 2008)

Section 86(1)(b), (c), (d), (f)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Good behaviour – director-general directions

(1) For this chapter, the director-general may give directions, orally or in writing, to an offender.
(2) To remove any doubt, this section does not limit section 321 (Director-general directions—general).

Section 87	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Community service work – director-general directions

(1) The director-general may direct an offender, orally or in writing, to do community service work that the director-general considers suitable for the offender.
(8) If the offender cannot comply with the director-general’s direction under this section, the offender must—
(a) tell the corrections supervisor as soon as possible; and
(b) comply with the corrections supervisor’s directions.

Section 91(1), (8)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Community service work – failure to report etc

(2) The director-general may direct the offender, orally or in writing, not to do the community service work and to leave the place where it was to be done.

Section 92(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Community service work – health disclosures

An offender must tell the director-general as soon as possible about any change of which the offender is aware in the offender’s physical or mental condition that affects the offender’s ability to do community service work safely.

Section 94	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Community service work – reports by entities

(2) The director-general must ensure that the agreement requires the entity, on the director-general’s request, to give the director-general written reports about the offender’s participation in the community service work.

Section 97(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Rehabilitation programs – director-general directions

(1) The director-general may give an offender directions, orally or in writing, in relation to a rehabilitation program condition to which
the offender’s good behaviour order is subject.

Section 100(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Rehabilitation program providers – reports by providers

(2) The director-general must ensure that the agreement requires the entity, on the director-general’s request, to give the director-general written reports about the offender’s participation in the rehabilitation program.

Section 101(2)	
	Chapter 10 – Victim and offender information	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Victim’s register – young offenders

(1) The director-general must maintain a register of victims of young offenders.
(2) The director-general must enter in the register information about a victim of a young offender that the victim, or someone acting for the victim, asks the director-general to enter in the register.
(3) As soon as practicable after entering the victim’s information in the register, the director-general must give the victim information, orally or in writing, about the rights of registered victims under section 216A to information about young offenders who are
sentenced.
(4) If the victim is a child under 15 years old, the director-general may give the information to a person who has parental responsibility for the victim under the Children and Young People Act 2008.
(5) Subsection (4) does not limit the cases in which the director-general may give information to a person acting for a victim.
(6) In this section:
director-general means the director-general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008.

Section 215A	
	Chapter 14 – Community service work – general	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Protection from liability for people involved in the community service work

(1) A person involved in community service work is not civilly liable to someone (other than the offender doing the work) for conduct engaged in by the offender in doing the work.
(2) A person involved in community service work is not civilly liable to the offender for conduct engaged in by the person in relation to the work.
(3) Any civil liability that would, apart from this section, attach to the person involved attaches instead to the Territory.
(4) However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if—
(a) the community service work was not approved by the director-general; or
(b) the conduct was intended (whether by itself or with other conduct) to cause injury, loss or damage.

Section 317(4)(a)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Community service work not to displace employees

The director-general must not direct or allow an offender to do community service work if the director-general believes, on reasonable grounds, that, in doing the work, the offender would take the place of someone who would otherwise be employed to do the work.

Section 318	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Community service work – occupational health and safety

(1) The director-general must ensure, as far as practicable, that the conditions for doing community service work comply with requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 in
relation to the doing of the work by employees.
(2) In particular, the director-general must ensure that arrangements for an offender do to community service work take account, as far as practicable, of the need—
(a) to secure the health, safety and welfare of the offender; and
(b) to protect people at or near community service work workplaces from risks to health or safety arising out of the activities of the offender.

Section 320(1), (2)	
	Chapter 14A – Sentence administration – young offenders	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Youth justice principles to be considered

(2) In this section, CYP young offender means – 
(a) a young offender serving a sentence of imprisonment at a detention place; or
(b) a young offender serving a sentence (other than a sentence of imprisonment) – 
(i) who is under 18 years old; or
(ii) who is over 18 years old but for whom the director-general (CYP) is responsible in accordance with a decision under section 320F (Young offenders – administration of sentences other than imprisonment).

Section 320B(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Young offenders and remandees – references to director-general

(1) A reference in this Act to the director-general is, in relation to a function to be exercised in relation to a CYP young offender or a young remandee, a reference to the director-general responsible for
the Children and Young People Act 2008.

Section 320D(1)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Young offenders and remandees – references to director-general

(2) In this section, CYP young offender means – 
(a) a young offender serving a sentence of imprisonment at a detention place; or
(b) a young offender serving a sentence (other than a sentence of imprisonment) – 
(i) who is under 18 years old; or
(ii) who is over 18 years old but for whom the director-general (CYP) is responsible in accordance with a decision under section 320F (Young offenders – administration of sentences other than imprisonment).

Section 320D(2)(b)(ii)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Young remandees – remand to be at detention place

(2) The director-general must—
(a) keep the young remandee in custody under full time detention under this Act and the Children and Young People Act 2008
under the order for remand; and
(b) return the young remandee to the remanding authority as ordered by the remanding authority.

Section 320E(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Young offenders – administration of sentences other than imprisonment

(2) The director-general responsible for this Act and the director-general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 must decide which of them is to be the administering director-general for the person. 

Section 320F(2)	
	Chapter 15 - Miscellaneous	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Director-general directions – general 

(1) For this Act, the director-general may give a direction to a person who is in the director-general’s custody under this Act.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the director-general may give a direction that the director-general considers necessary for any of the following:
(a) the welfare or safe custody of the person or anyone else;
(b) the security or good order of a correctional centre;
(c) ensuring compliance with any requirement under this Act or any other territory law.

Section 321(1), (2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Evidentiary certificates

(1) A certificate that appears to be signed by or for the director-general, and states any matter relevant to anything done or not done under this Act in relation to person, is evidence of the matter.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a certificate under subsection (1) may state any of the following:
(b) that a stated person was or was not in the director-general’s custody on a stated day;
(i) that the director-general gave a stated direction to a stated person on a stated day;
(j) that a stated person did not comply with a stated direction by the director-general on a stated day;
(3) A certificate that appears to be signed by or for the director-general, and states any matter prescribed by regulation for this section, is evidence of the stated matter.
(8) The director-general may appoint analysts for this Act.
Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
Note 2 In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by
naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

Section 321(A), (1), (2)(b), (2)(i), (2)(j), (3), (8)	

SCHEDULE 7 – Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

Provisions of Act	
	Chapter 4 – Sentencing procedures generally	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Pre-sentence reports - order

(1) Before sentencing the offender, a court may—
(a) order the director-general to prepare a report (a pre-sentence report) for the offender.
(2) However, the court must order the director-general to prepare a pre-sentence report before sentencing the offender to serve all or
any part of a sentence by—
(a) periodic detention; or
(b) community service work under a good behaviour order; or
(c) undertaking a rehabilitation program under a good behaviour order.
 (5) The director-general must arrange for an assessor to prepare a pre-sentence report ordered by the court.
(7) In this section:
director-general means—
(a) for a report about a young offender—the CYP director-general; and
(b) for any other report—the director-general responsible for this Act.

section 41(1)(a), (2), (5), (7)	
	Chapter 5 - Imprisonment	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Imprisonment – official notice of sentence

(1) As soon as practicable after (but no later than 10 working days after the day) the court makes the order sentencing the offender to imprisonment, the court must ensure that written notice of the order, together with a copy of the order, is given to—
(b) the director-general

(5) In this section:
director-general means—
(a) for an order made for a young offender—the CYP director-general; and
(b) for any other order—the director-general responsible for this Act.

section 84(1)(b), (5)	
	Chapter 6 – Good behaviour orders	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Good behaviour orders – official notice of order

(1) As soon as practicable after the court makes the good behaviour order, the court must ensure that written notice of the order, together with a copy of the order, is given to—
(b) if the order includes a community service condition, probation condition or rehabilitation program condition—the director-general.

(4) In this section: director-general means—
(a) for an order made for a young offender—the CYP director-general; and
(b) for any other order—the director-general responsible for this Act.

Section 103(1)(b), (4)	
	Chapter 8 – Deferred sentence orders	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Deferred sentence orders – review

(3) The sentencing court may review the deferred sentence order—
(a) on its own initiative; or
(b) on application by—
(i) the offender; or
(ii) the director-general; or
(iii) the director of public prosecutions.

(5) In this section:
director-general means—
(a) if the offender is under 18 years old when the application is
made—the CYP director-general; and
(b) in any other case—the director-general responsible for this Act.

Section 126(3)(b)(ii), (5)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Deferred sentence orders – notice of review

(1) The sentencing court must give a written notice of a proposed review of the offender’s deferred sentence order to the offender, the director-general and the director of public prosecutions.

(3) In this section:
director-general means—
(a) if the offender is under 18 years old when the notice is given—
the CYP director-general; and
(b) in any other case—the director-general responsible for this Act.

Section 127(1), (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Deferred sentence orders – when amendments take effect

(5) As soon as practicable after the sentencing court makes the amendment order, the court must ensure that written notice of the order, together with a copy of the order, is given to the offender, the director-general and the director of public prosecutions.

(7) In this section:
director-general means—
(a) if the offender is under 18 years old when the amendment
order is made—the CYJ director-general; and
(b) in any other case—the director-general responsible for this Act.

Section 129(5), (7)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Deferred sentence orders – when cancellation takes effect

(4) As soon as practicable after the sentencing court makes the cancellation order, the court must ensure that written notice of the order, together with a copy of the order, is given to the offender, the director-general and the director of public prosecutions.

(6) In this section:
director-general  means—
(a) if the offender is under 18 years old when the cancellation
order is made—the CYP director-general; and
(b) in any other case—the director-general responsible for this Act.

Section 130(4), (6)	
	Chapter 8A – Sentencing young offenders	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Young offenders – chief executive may give court information about availability of resources

The chief executive (CYP) may give the court information about the availability of resources that would be needed to give effect to an order the court may make in relation to a young offender under this Act.

Section 133F	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Education and training conditions – suitability

(1) In deciding whether to include an education and training condition in the good behaviour order, the court must consider the following:
(d) any evidence given by the CYP director-general about the
young offender.

(3) The court may include, or decline to include, an education and training condition in the good behaviour order for the young
offender despite—
 (c) any evidence given by the CYP director-general about the young offender.

Section 133R(1)(d), (3)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of a supervision condition – Act

(1) In this Act:
supervision condition, of a good behaviour order for a young offender, means a condition included in the order that—
(a) requires the young offender to comply with all reasonable directions given by the director-general; and
(b) allows the director-general to require information from entities directly supervising the young offender.
(2) In this section:
director-general means—
(a) if the offender is under 18 years old when the direction is given or the requirement is made—the CYP director-general; and
(b) in any other case—the director-general responsible in accordance with a decision made under the Crimes (Sentence
Administration) Act 2005, section 320F.

Section 133U(1)(2)	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Meaning of accommodation order – Act

(1) In this Act:
accommodation order, in relation to a young offender, means an order made by a court requiring the young offender to live at the place or with the person, whether within or outside the ACT—
(a) stated in the order; or
(b) that the director-general from time to time directs.
(2) In this section:
director-general means—
(a) if the offender is under 18 years old when the direction is given—the CYP director-general; and
(b) in any other case—the director-general responsible in accordance with a decision made under the Crimes (Sentence
Administration) Act 2005, section 320F.

Section 133Y	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Accommodation orders – suitability

(1) In deciding whether to make an accommodation order for a young
offender, the court must consider the following:
(d) any evidence given by the CYP director-general about the young offender.

(3) The Court may make, or decline to make, an accommodation order,
for a young offender despite—
(c) any evidence given by the CYP director-general about the young offender.

133ZB(1)(d), (3)(c)	
	Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Information exchanges between criminal justice agencies

(4) In this section:
criminal justice entity means any of the following:
(a) the Supreme Court;
(b) the Magistrates Court;
(c) the director-general responsible for this Act;
(d) the CYP director-general;
(e) the sentence administration board;
(f) the director of public prosecutions;
(g) the chief police officer;
(h) the victims of crime coordinator under the Victims of Crime
Act 1994;
(i) any other entity prescribed by regulation.

Section 136(4)	

SCHEDULE 8 – Drugs of Dependence Act 1989
 
Provisions of Act	
Subject:

Power and/or function:

Reference:	Definitions for pt 9 

responsible officer means—
(a) in relation to an offender who is under 18 years old—the chief executive of the administrative unit responsible for the
Children and Young People Act 2008

Section 121 - definitions