Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
authorised officer means an officer designated as
an authorised officer under section 35 for the purposes of the provision
in which the term is used;
CEO (Child Protection) means the chief executive
officer of the department principally assisting in the administration of the
Children and Community Services Act 2004 ;
CEO (Education) means the chief executive officer
of the department principally assisting in the administration of the
School Education Act 1999 ;
CEO (Corrective Services) means the chief
executive officer of the department principally assisting in the
administration of the Young Offenders Act 1994 ;
child means a person who is under 15 years of
age;
Court means the Children’s Court;
department means a department of the Public
Service;
government agency means —
(a) a
department;
(b) a
State agency or instrumentality; or
(c) a
body (whether incorporated or not) or the holder of an office, post or
position, established or continued by or under a written law for a public
purpose;
income support means financial assistance provided
under a law of the State or the Commonwealth;
information sharing agency means —
(a) the
department principally assisting in the administration of this Act;
(b) the
department principally assisting in the administration of the
Children and Community Services Act 2004 ;
(c) the
Disability Services Commission continued under section 6 of the
Disability Services Act 1993 ;
(d) the
department principally assisting in the administration of the
Health Act 1911 ;
(e) the
department principally assisting in the administration of the
Housing Act 1980 ;
(f) The
State Housing Commission continued by section 6 of the Housing
Act 1980 ;
(g) the
department principally assisting in the administration of the
Police Act 1892 ;
(h) the
department principally assisting in the administration of the
School Education Act 1999 ;
(i)
the department principally assisting in the
administration of the Young Offenders Act 1994 ;
(j) the
Police Force;
(k) a
government agency prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this
definition;
interim responsible parenting order means an
interim responsible parenting order made under section 15;
officer , in relation to an information sharing
agency, means —
(a) an
officer or employee in or of the agency; or
(b) if
the agency is the Police Force — a member of the Police Force;
parent , in relation to a child, means a person
who at law has responsibility for —
(a) the
long-term care, welfare and development of the child; or
(b) the
day-to-day care, welfare and development of the child;
relevant information means information relevant to
the purposes of this Act;
responsible parenting agreement means an agreement
described in section 11;
responsible parenting order means an order made
under section 14;
school has the meaning given to that term in
section 4 of the School Education Act 1999 .