New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2014

- As at 30 October 2023 
- Act 29 of 2014 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

   4.      Appointment of Advocate
   5.      Term of office of Advocate
   6.      Full-time office of Advocate
   7.      Employment and remuneration
   8.      Vacancy in office of Advocate
   9.      Removal from office of Advocate
   10.     Advocate not Public Service employee
   11.     Acting Advocate
   12.     Staff of Advocate
   13.     Delegation

   PART 3 - FUNCTIONS OF ADVOCATE

   14.     Principles governing work of Advocate
   15.     Functions of Advocate
   16.     Co-operation with other agencies
   17.     Referral of matters to police and other investigative agencies
   18.     Reports under Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
   19.     Assistance to particular children or young people

   PART 4 - YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES

   20.     Establishment of Council
   21.     Membership of Council
   22.     Functions of Council
   23.     Other advisory committees

   PART 5 - SPECIAL INQUIRIES BY ADVOCATE

   24.     Establishment of special inquiry
   25.     Report of results of special inquiry
   26.     General conduct of special inquiries
   27.     Hearings in special inquiries
   28.     Legal representation
   29.     Restriction on publication of evidence at private hearings
   30.     Tendering information, documents and evidence
   31.     Exemptions for Cabinet documents and other privileged material

   PART 6 - REPORTS BY ADVOCATE

   32.     Annual reports to Parliament
   33.     Special and other reports
   34.     Furnishing of draft reports to Minister
   35.     Provisions relating to reports to Parliament

   PART 7 - PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE

   36.     Constitution of Committee
   37.     Functions of Committee
   38.     Membership of Committee

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   39.     Act to bind Crown
   40.     Protection from liability
   41.     Proceedings for offences
   42.     Regulations
   43.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           Schedule 5 (Repealed)