Page 5371 - Week 17 - Thursday, 13 December 1990
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9 THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE A MUCH MORE PRO-ACTIVE ROLE IN ADVISING ME ON A WHOLE RANGE OF ISSUES RELATING TO THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. THESE FUNCTIONS ARE CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL MODEL PROPOSED BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION REPORT OF 1981. THESE CHANGES ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS MAKING THE COUNCIL MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND BETTER ABLE TO ADVISE ME ON THE DELIVERY OF CHILDRENS WELFARE SERVICES IN THE A.C.T.
THE REPORT PROPOSED A NUMBER OF CHANGES ON WHICH THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CONSENSUS. THESE RELATE TO THE ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVOCATE, THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CHILDRENS SERVICES COUNCIL AND THE COURT. THESE ARE COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRING FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO THE CHILDRENS SERVICES ACT.
BECAUSE OF THE DIVERGENCE OF VIEWS AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE ISSUES, I DO NOT PROPOSE TO PROCEED IN THESE AREAS UNTIL A NUMBER OF DISCUSSION PAPERS ARE PREPARED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
A DISCUSSION PAPER WILL ALSO BE PREPARED ON THE CONCEPT OF PERMANENCY PLANNING. WHILE THERE IS WIDESPREAD AGREEMENT ON THIS CONCEPT I NEED TO BE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPLICATION INVOLVED.
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