Hon Alison Xamon asks about the Government's response to the statutory review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004, specifically regarding supported and unsupported recommendations, intended amendments, and timelines. The Government supports the majority of recommendations but requires further consideration of the intersection between child protection and Family Court proceedings.

AnsweredQoN 1207Legislative Council
Asked
8 May 2018
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

I
refer to the statutory review of the Children
and Community Services Act 2004 , tabled on 28 November 2017, and I ask: (a) which
recommendations are supported by the Government; (b) which
recommendations are not supported; (c) does
the Minister intend to introduce amendments to strengthen the Act or improve
its operation as recommended by the review; (d) if
yes to (d), please provide information about the intended amendments; (e) if
yes to (d), when; (f) if
no to (d), why not; and (g) if
the Government has not yet established a position on the report’s
recommendations, when does the Minister anticipate this will occur?

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Answered
26 June 2018
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
9 days
(a-g)The Government supports the majority of the Review’s recommendations and is giving careful consideration to which recommendations may be included in an amendment Bill.   In particular, recommendations related to the intersection between child protection proceedings and proceedings in the Family Court require further consideration.

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