Definitions for ch 4
51 Definitions for ch 4
In this chapter—
authorised mental health service see the Mental Health Act 2016, schedule 3.
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child accommodation service means a service the main purpose of which is to provide accommodation, but does not include—
the care of children by an approved carer under the Child Protection Act acting in that capacity; or
the provision of accommodation to children under residential tenancy agreements under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008.
child under care, staying at a visitable home, means—
a child in the custody or guardianship of the chief executive (child safety) under the Child Protection Act who, under section 82 of that Act, has been placed in the care of someone other than a parent of the child; or
a child who, under a care agreement under the Child Protection Act, has been placed in the care of someone other than a parent of the child.
corrective services facility see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.
detention centre means a detention centre under the Youth Justice Act 1992.
prescribed department means—
the child safety department; or
the community services department; or
the disability services department; or
the health department; or
the housing department; or
the youth justice department.
residential facility means a place at which a child accommodation service is provided—
by a prescribed department; or
under funding provided by a prescribed department; or
under funding provided by the Commonwealth and administered by a prescribed department; or
under a licence under the Child Protection Act; or
to a child who is, under the Child Protection Act, in the custody or guardianship of the chief executive (child safety), if the place is prescribed under a regulation for this paragraph; or
to a child, under the child’s participant’s plan, for the purpose of providing respite services in relation to the child.
visitable home, for a child under care, means—
if the child is in the custody or guardianship of the chief executive (child safety) under the Child Protection Act and, under section 82 of that Act, has been placed in the care of someone other than a parent of the child—the home or other accommodation where the child is staying with the other person; or
if the child, under a care agreement under the Child Protection Act, has been placed in the care of someone other than a parent of the child—the home or other accommodation where the child is staying with the other person.
visitable location means a visitable home or visitable site as defined in this section.
visitable site, for a child, means—
a residential facility where the child is staying; or
a detention centre where the child is staying; or
a corrective services facility where the child is staying; or
an authorised mental health service where the child is staying.
visitable site document, for a visitable site, means—
a document relating to the visitable site, including the visitable site’s records, policies and procedures; or
a document relating to a child staying at the visitable site, including a document in the child’s personal or medical file, regardless of who owns the file.
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