What is a care and protection assessment?
367 What is a care and protection assessment?
In the care and protection chapters:
care and protection assessment of a person—
means any of the following carried out by an authorised assessor for section 438 (Care and protection assessment—authorisation of assessors):
a medical examination or test of the person;
a dental examination or test of the person;
a social assessment of the person;
a paediatric or developmental assessment of the person;
a psychological examination or test of the person;
a psychiatric examination or test of the person;
if the person is a parent or other person with parental responsibility—an assessment of the person’s parenting capacity; but
does not include an assessment, examination or test that—
involves surgery; or
A person authorised under s 438 (Care and protection assessment—authorisation of assessors) must be suitably qualified for the assessment (see s 438 (2)).
Division 11.2.2 Appraisal by director-general
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Children and Young People Regulation 2009 · under s 888
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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