• Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Department of Child Safety
  • Relevant legislation
  • Other key departmental documents
  • Accountability for children in Queensland
  • Framework for the participation of children and young people in decision-making
  • Respecting diversity
  • Recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities
  • Delegations
  • Child safety service centres: Staff roles and responsibilities
  • How to use the Child Safety Practice Manual
  • Practice maps
• Chapters
  • 1. Intake
  • 2. Investigation and assessment
  • 3. Use of powers
  • 4. Ongoing intervention
  • 5. Intervention with parental consent
  • 6. Intervention with a child protection order
  • 7. Children in out-of-home care
  • 8. Regulation of care
  • 9. Matters of concern
  • 10. Unborn children
  • 11. Transfers
  • 12. Professional supervision
  • 13. Critical incident reporting
  • 14. Child deaths
  • 15. Family Court of Australia
  • 16. Youth justice and child protection interface
  • 17. Interstate matters
  • General procedures
• Practice papers
• Resources
• Quicklinks
  • Acronyms
  • Glossary of terms
  • Previous versions
  • Printable version
  • Updates

Introduction

• Acknowledgments
• The Department of Child Safety
• Relevant legislation
• Other key departmental documents
• Accountability for children in Queensland
• Framework for the participation of children and young people in decision-making
• Respecting diversity
• Recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities
• Delegations
• Child safety service centres: Staff roles and responsibilities
• How to use the Child Safety Practice Manual
• Practice maps
  • Child safety framework
  • Intake
  • Investigation and assessment
  • Ongoing intervention
  • Matters of concern
• Resources

Relevant legislation

The Child Protection Act 1999 and Child Protection Regulation 2000 provides the legislative mandate for child protection work undertaken by the department.

The legislation listed below impacts on the work undertaken by the department:

• Adoption of Children Act 1964
• Childrens Court Act 1992
• Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000
• Children Services Tribunal Act 2000
• Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003
• Domestic Violence and Family Protection Act 1989
• Family Law Act 1975
• Family Services Act 1987
• Surrogate Parenthood Act 1988.

To access the above legislation, refer to the Queensland Legislation website.

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