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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1990
TO
APPEARED
MINDING REMEDY
THEY GENERALLY WELT THAT THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEASURE
PERSONS "UNSUITABLE" BE A
AGAINST LEGAL PROHIBITION CHILDREN. THEY CONSIDERED THAT SUCH A PROHIBITION IN LAW WOULD
CONVICTED OF OFFENCES SUCH AS THE PRESENT SITUATION WHEREBY THOSE CHILD ABUSE COULD CONTINUE ACTING AS CHILD MINDERS WITHOUT ANY FORM OF SPECIFIC LEGAL SANCTION AGAINST THEM.
CHILDREN
LEGISLATION SHOULD SWAC MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT BE INTRODUCED TO PROHIBIT PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FROM LEAVING UNATTENDED IN THE HOME.
SOME FORM OF GENERAL WILL CONCERNED SHOULD
SOME MEMBERS HELD THE VIEW THAT THERE SHOULD BE LEGISLATION FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE VIEWS OF THE ATTORNEY BE SOUGHT. MEMBERS RECOMMENDED THAT THE DEPARTMENTS STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY.
ENDORSED A PACKAGE OF AND JUVENILES ORDINANCE. OBSOLETE BY REMOVING
IN CHANGES
AT TODAY'S MEETING, SWAC MEMBERS ALSO PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN THESE PROPOSALS WOULD EFFECT IMPROVEMENTS
SOME SIGNIFICANT
AND PROVISIONS IMPORTANT AREAS.
MAKING
SOME OF THE MAJOR AMENDMENT PROPOSALS INCLUDED:
1+
ABUSE.
WIDENING OF THE DEFINITION OF CHILD WOULD BROADEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER JUVENILE WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE PROTECTION AND WOULD THUS GIVE DISCRETION TO HANDLE CASES. THE DIRECTOR OF
A
NUMBER OF
AMENDMENT
THE WHICH A CHILD OR IN NEED OF CARE AND THE JUVENILE COURT WIDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT MIGHT ONLY (DSW)
NEGLECT HAD
PSYCHOLOGICAL
SOCIAL WELFARE
INTERVENE ON THE GROUNDS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE OR
IF A PSYCHOLOGICAL OR FIRST BEEN OBTAINED.
MEDICAL REPORT ON THE
CHILD
AUTHORISED
INCLUSION OF A PROVISION WHEREBY THE DSW OR HIS
OF A CHILD IN OFFICER MIGHT CONDUCT A VISUAL INSPECTION
EXTERNAL THE HOME, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHECKING FOR OBVIOUS
OTHERWISE BE CONCEALED BY PHYSICAL INJURIES WHICH MIGHT
THIS CLOTHING, TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE CHILD WAS AT RISK.
TRAUMA то BOTH THE WOULD AVOID THE LIKELY PSYCHOLOGICAL
WERE ABSOLUTELY THAT A FEMALE
HIS
PARENTS
UNLESS
REMOVAL
CHILD AND NECESSARY. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A PROVISION CHILD COULD ONLY BE INSPECTED BY A FEMALE OFFICER.
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IN CASES