Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14460
Title: Acting in the best interests of the child: a case study on the consequences of competing child protection legislation in Western Australia
Contributor(s): Budiselik, William (author); Crawford, Frances  (author); Squelch, Joan (author)
Publication Date: 2010
DOI: 10.1080/09649069.2010.539356
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14460
Abstract: With a focus on the case of 'CEO, Department for Child Protection v. John Citizen' (2007) WASC 312, this article examines the legal issues that the case presents for child-care workers and child welfare organisations when acting in the best interests of a child. This complex case raises a number of issues regarding the issuing of assessment notices (working with children cards), what constitutes the "best interests of the child" and the interplay between potentially conflicting pieces of child welfare and child protection legislation. The first part of the article provides an introduction to the working with children legislation in Western Australia and an overview of the history and facts of the 'Citizen' case. The second part reviews the court's decision, and is followed by a discussion of the consequences of competing legislation that, on the one hand, deemed John Citizen a suitable child carer and, on the other, denied him an assessment notice that would allow him to care for children.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 32(4), p. 369-379
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1469-9621
0964-9069
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 180102 Access to Justice
111707 Family Care
160703 Social Program Evaluation
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 940105 Childrens/Youth Services and Childcare
920501 Child Health
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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