Contents (1987 - 54)
Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987 No 54
Status information

Long title

Part 1

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Related persons
5–11 (Repealed)

Part 2

12–18 (Repealed)
19 Children in alternative care
20–20B (Repealed)
21 Special medical examinations
22–29 (Repealed)

Part 3 Licensing of child care arrangements

Division 1

30–33(Repealed)

Division 2 Residential child care centres

33A Application of Division
34 Unauthorised persons not to conduct residential child care centres
35 Unlicensed premises etc not to be used as residential child care centres
36 Licences
37 Removal of children from unlicensed residential child care centres
38 Notification of deaths at licensed residential child care centres
39 Entry without warrant into premises of residential child care centres

Division 3 Private fostering agencies

40 Unauthorised private fostering agencies prohibited
41 Private fostering agency authorities

Division 4 Fostering

42 Unauthorised fostering prohibited
43 Fostering authorities
44 Unauthorised foster placements prohibited
45 Lump sum payments for care of children
46 Proceedings for offences

Division 5 General

47 Reports
48 Exemptions
49 Revocation of exemptions

Part 4

50–54B(Repealed)

Part 5

55–82 (Repealed)
83 Entry without warrant into certain premises
84–88 (Repealed)

Part 6 Wards and protected persons

89 Administration
90 Guardianship of wards
91 Functions of the Minister in relation to wards and protected persons
92 Functions of the Minister in relation to former wards and protected persons
93 Wards or protected persons leaving custody etc
94 Search warrants
95 (Repealed)
96 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court not affected

Parts 7, 7A

97–111(Repealed)

Part 8 Miscellaneous

112 Decisions that are reviewable by Administrative Decisions Tribunal
113 Service of notices etc
114 Notices etc to be written in other languages
115 Disclosure of information
116 Search warrants
117 Obstruction of officers
118 Person falsely representing as an officer
119 False or misleading statements
120 Penalties
121 Proceedings for offences
122 Evidence of young children
123 Procedural matters
124 Regulations
125 Savings and transitional provisions

 Schedule 1 Provisions relating to certain licences and authorities

 Schedule 1A Provisions relating to employers’ authorities

 Schedules 2, 2A (Repealed)

 Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other provisions

 Schedule 4 (Repealed)

Historical notes