Aboriginal—see section 5.
Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young Persons
Principle—see section 12A(1).
accredited
adoption service provider has the same meaning as in the Adoption Act 2000.
administrator, of the Guardian Ad Litem Panel, means—
alternative dispute
resolution—see section 244A.
authorised
carer—see section 137.
authorised
officer has the same meaning as it has in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act
2002.
authorised
residential care worker—see section 137AA.
care
application—see section 60.
care order—see section 60.
care plan means a plan to meet the needs of a child or young person—
- (a)
that is developed through agreement with the parents of the child or young person, or
- (b)
that represents a set of proposals for consideration by the Children’s Court.
Note.A care plan is not enforceable except to the extent to which aspects of it are endorsed by an order of the Children’s Court.
care
proceedings—see section 60.
care
responsibility means the authority to exercise the functions specified in section 157.
carer applicant means a person who has applied to a designated agency to be authorised as an authorised carer and whose application has not been withdrawn or finally determined.
child means a person who is under the age of 16 years.
Children’s
Court means the Children’s Court of New South Wales constituted by the Children’s Court Act
1987.
Children’s Court
Clinic means the Children’s Court Clinic referred to in section 15B of the Children’s Court Act
1987.
Children’s
Guardian means the Children’s Guardian appointed under section 115 of the Children’s Guardian Act
2019.
Children’s
Registrar means a Children’s Registrar within the meaning of the Children’s Court Act
1987.
contact
order—see section 86(1).
contract breach
notice—see section 38E.
Department means the Department of Communities and Justice.
designated
agency has the same meaning as in the Children’s Guardian Act
2019.
direct legal
representative—see section 99A(1).
entity includes—
- (a)
a person, and
- (b)
an unincorporated body.
exercise a function includes perform a duty.