3. Terms used in this Act
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears ¾
}Aboriginal person~ means a person who is a descendant of Aboriginal people of Australia, and }Aboriginal child~ has a corresponding meaning;
}adult~ means a person who has reached 18 years of age;
}authorised officer~ means an officer appointed under section 25 for the purposes of this Act or for the purposes of the provision in which the term is used;
}carer~ means a person who provides care for a child under a placement arrangement;
}CEO~ means the chief executive officer of the Department;
}child~ means a person who is under 18 years of age, and in the absence of positive evidence as to age, means a person who is apparently under 18 years of age;
}Court~ means the Children's Court;
}Department~ means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
}disability~ means a disability ¾
(a) that is attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory, or physical impairment or a combination of those impairments;
(b) that is permanent or likely to be permanent;
(c) that may or may not be of a chronic or episodic nature; and
(d) that results in ¾
(i) a substantially reduced capacity of the person for communication, social interaction, learning or mobility; and
(ii) a need for continuing support services;
}first listing date~, in relation to a protection application, means the day fixed under section 44(4) in respect of the application;
}harm~, in relation to a child, includes harm to the child's physical, emotional or psychological development;
}in need of protection~ has the meaning given to that term in section 28(2);
}in the CEO's care~ has the meaning given to that term in section 30;
}interim order~, except in Part 6, means an order made under section 133;
}magistrate~ means a magistrate of the Court;
}negotiated placement agreement~ means an agreement under section 75(1);
}officer~ means a person employed in, or engaged by, the Department whether as a public service officer under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, under a contract for services, or otherwise;
}parent~, in relation to a child, means a person, other than the CEO, who at law has responsibility for ¾
(a) the long-term care, welfare and development of the child; or
(b) the day-to-day care, welfare and development of the child;
}parental responsibility~, in relation to a child, means all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which, by law, parents have in relation to children;
}party~, in relation to protection proceedings, means a person who is a party to the proceedings under section 147;
}place~ means anywhere at all, and includes anywhere in or on something that is moving or can move;
}placed~ means placed under a placement arrangement;
}placement~ means placement under a placement arrangement;
}placement arrangement~ means an arrangement under section 79(2) for the placement of a child;
}police officer~ has the meaning given to that term in the Protective Custody Act 2000 section 3;
}pre-hearing conference~ means a conference referred to in section 136(1);
}protection application~ means an application to the Court for a protection order;
}protection order~ has the meaning given to that term in section 43;
}protection order (enduring parental responsibility)~ has the meaning given to that term in section 60;
}protection order (supervision)~ has the meaning given to that term in section 47;
}protection order (time-limited)~ has the meaning given to that term in section 54;
}protection order (until 18)~ has the meaning given to that term in section 57;
}protection proceedings~ means proceedings in respect of, or in connection with, a protection application or other application to the Court under Part 4 (excluding an application under section 65, 73 or 126);
}provisional protection and care~ has the meaning given to that term in section 29(1);
}public authority~ means ¾
(a) a department of the Public Service;
(b) a State agency or instrumentality;
(c) a local government or regional local government; or
(d) a body, whether corporate or unincorporate, or the holder of an office, post or position, established or continued for a public purpose under a written law;
}relative~, in relation to a child, means each of the following people ¾
(a) the child's ¾
(i) parent, grandparent or other ancestor;
(ii) step-parent;
(iii) sibling;
(iv) uncle or aunt;
(v) cousin;
(vi) spouse or de facto partner,
whether the relationship is established by, or traced through, consanguinity, marriage, a de facto relationship, a written law or a natural relationship;
(b) in the case of an Aboriginal child, a person regarded under the customary law or tradition of the child's community as the equivalent of a person mentioned in paragraph (a);
(c) in the case of a Torres Strait Islander child, a person regarded under the customary law or tradition of the Torres Strait Islands as the equivalent of a person mentioned in paragraph (a);
}service provider~ means a person or body who or which ¾
(a) provides or promotes social services; or
(b) conducts research and development,
under an agreement referred to in section 15(1);
}social services~ means services provided to assist children, other individuals, families and communities including, but not limited to, the following services ¾
(a) preventative services;
(b) protective services;
(c) placement services;
(d) child care services;
(e) information and advisory services;
(f) education and training services;
(g) counselling services;
(h) therapeutic services;
(i) advocacy services;
(j) mediation services;
(k) crisis services;
(l) family and domestic violence services;
(m) support services;
}Torres Strait Islander~ means a person who is a descendant of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands, and }Torres Strait Islander child~ has a corresponding meaning;
}wellbeing~ of a child includes the care, development, health and safety of the child;
}working day~, except in Part 6, means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or public service holiday.