New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (PROTECTION AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY) ACT 1997

- As at 13 October 2022 
- Act 78 of 1997 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Operation of Act
   5.      Notes

   PART 2 - PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

   6.      Guiding principles for courts
   7.      Attendance of parents at proceedings
   8.      Undertakings by children
   9.      Undertakings by parents
   10.     Family counselling
   11.     Parents contributing to children's offences
   12.     Ancillary provisions

   PART 3 - WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN PUBLIC PLACES

           Division 1 - Declaration of operational area

   13.     Object of Division
   14.     Operational area
   15.     Duration of declaration
   16.     Amendment or revocation of declaration
   17.     Publication

           Division 2 - Removal of children from public places

   18.     Children to whom Division applies
   19.     When action may be taken under this Division
   20.     Relationship to Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
   21.     Guiding principles when taking action under this Division
   22.     Action that may be taken
   23.     Limitations on action that may be taken
   24.     Approved person
   25.     Notification requirements
   26.     Exercise of functions under Division by police officer
   27.     Police officer may request person to state name, age and address
   28.     Use of force
   29.     Removal of concealed weapons

   PART 4 - LOCAL CRIME PREVENTION

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   30.     Objects of Part

           Division 2 - Preparation of plans

   31.     Preparation of draft local crime prevention plans
   32.     Guidelines
   33.     Content of draft local crime prevention plan
   34.     Public notice of draft local crime prevention plans
   35.     Adoption of local crime prevention plan
   36.     Duration of local crime prevention plan
   37.     Amendment or revocation of local crime prevention plan
   38.     Public availability of local crime prevention plans

           Division 3 - Safer community compacts

   39.     Approval of local crime prevention plan
   40.     Effect of approval
   41.     Council to report periodically on implementation of compact
   42.     Duration and revocation of approval

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   43.     Delegation
   44.     Monitoring of complaints from community
   45.     Proceedings for offences
   46.     Regulations
   47.     Repeals
   48.     Amendment
   49.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   50.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2