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Section 245 (g) of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection Act) 1998 allows for an appeal against certain decisions made by DoCS in relation to children’s services.

The following classes of decision are prescribed:

• a decision to refuse to grant a licence
• a decision to impose a condition on a licence (other than a condition imposed by the Children’s Services Regulation 2004), or to refuse to impose a condition on a licence
• a decision to vary or revoke a condition of licence
• a decision to vary, suspend or revoke a licence
• a decision of the Director-General to refuse to grant consent to the making of an application for a licence
• a decision of the Minister to refuse to grant consent to the replacement of an authorised supervisor
• a decision of the Director-General to require the licensee of a children’s service to employ additional staff
• a decision of the Director-General to direct the licensee of a family day care service to remove the name of a family day care carer from the register for the service

These grounds for review by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal are set out in the Regulation.

The next page explains the role of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal.