Social Services Regulations 2023

A community‑based child and family service means a service or activity specified in subregulation (2) that is provided or funded by the Secretary specifically for—

children (including unborn children) who are at risk of harm or in need of protection and their families; or

care leavers and their families.

The following are specified for the purposes of subregulation (1)—

a service that provides residential programs—

for parents and children at high risk of harm who are referred to that service by a child protection service; and

that assesses and builds parenting skills and parents' confidence to protect and care for their children;

a community‑based service that assesses and builds parenting skills and parents' confidence to protect and care for their children;

a service or activity that is necessary for or incidental to—

an initial assessment to determine risks to and needs of children and their families; or

the giving of information, referrals and advice for children and their families;

case planning services;

case management services;

Aboriginal child specialist advice and support services;

services and activities that are necessary or incidental to supporting any of the following—

Aboriginal family led‑decision making;

Aboriginal cultural planning services;

Aboriginal kinship finding services;

Aboriginal family services;

training and skills development services;

counselling services;

services for care leavers;

other support services for families at risk of harm who need help with the wellbeing and development of their children, including referral services;

support services that aim to address issues that may lead to family breakdown or that aim to divert children away from child protection services.