❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about the progress of work related to recommendations from the statutory review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004, specifically those intersecting with Family Court proceedings, and the review status of the Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 and the Young Offenders Act 1994. The Attorney General's representative indicates a review of the Children's Court Act is underway and redirects the question about the Young Offenders Act to the Minister for Cor
AnsweredQoN 753Legislative Council
Asked
16 September 2021
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CHILDREN'S COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT —
REVIEW
753. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the 70 recommendations
made in the statutory review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004
undertaken by the Department of Communities in 2017, and note the recent advice
to the house from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Child
Protection that recommendations 27 through to 34 fall under the jurisdiction of
the Attorney General as they intersect with Family Court proceedings.
(1) Has any work
been undertaken by the Department of Justice in relation to these
recommendations?
(2) If yes to
(1), will the Attorney General table the most recent document created as part
of that work?
(3) When was the
Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 last reviewed?
(4) When was the
Young Offenders Act 1994 last reviewed?
REVIEW
753. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the 70 recommendations
made in the statutory review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004
undertaken by the Department of Communities in 2017, and note the recent advice
to the house from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Child
Protection that recommendations 27 through to 34 fall under the jurisdiction of
the Attorney General as they intersect with Family Court proceedings.
(1) Has any work
been undertaken by the Department of Justice in relation to these
recommendations?
(2) If yes to
(1), will the Attorney General table the most recent document created as part
of that work?
(3) When was the
Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 last reviewed?
(4) When was the
Young Offenders Act 1994 last reviewed?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
response on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(3) Work
has recently commenced and is now currently being undertaken by the Department
of Justice in respect of a first-time review of the Children's Court of
Western Australia Act 1988. This review will include comprehensive stakeholder
consultation and will consider the relevant recommendations set out in the
statutory review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004. As a result,
no document currently exists that can be tabled.
(4) The Young
Offenders Act 1994 falls under the portfolio of Hon Bill Johnston. Any
questions relating to this legislation should be referred to the Minister for
Corrective Services.
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
response on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(3) Work
has recently commenced and is now currently being undertaken by the Department
of Justice in respect of a first-time review of the Children's Court of
Western Australia Act 1988. This review will include comprehensive stakeholder
consultation and will consider the relevant recommendations set out in the
statutory review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004. As a result,
no document currently exists that can be tabled.
(4) The Young
Offenders Act 1994 falls under the portfolio of Hon Bill Johnston. Any
questions relating to this legislation should be referred to the Minister for
Corrective Services.
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