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S.M. 2002, c. 35

Bill 35, 3rd Session, 37th Legislature

THE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AUTHORITIES ACT


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Table of Contents

DEFINITIONS
1(1) Definitions
(2) "Act" includes regulations
PURPOSE
2 Purpose of this Act
3 Aboriginal rights protected
ESTABLISHING AUTHORITIES
4 Authorities established
5(1) Corporate status
(2) Corporation without share capital
(3) Corporations Act does not apply
6(1) Boards of directors
(2) Board of Northern Authority
(3) Board of Southern Authority
(4) Board of Metis Authority
(5) Board of General Authority
(6) Number of directors
(7) Term of office
(8) If appointing organization ceases to exist
7 Chair
8 Remuneration and expenses
9 Duties of directors
10 Protection from liability
11 By-laws
12 Fiscal year
13(1) Senior executive officer
(2) Officers and employees
14 Auditor
15 By-laws and policies open to public
16 Annual general meeting and report
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORITIES
17(1) Northern Authority: general responsibility
(2) Southern Authority: general responsibility
(3) Metis Authority: general responsibility
(4) General Authority: general responsibility
18 Director's role ceases in respect of mandated agencies
DUTIES AND POWERS OF AUTHORITIES
19 Duties of an authority
20 Mandating agencies
21(1) Duty to provide joint intake and emergency services
(2) Regulations
(3) Authority may recommend regulations
(4) Powers of designated agency
(5) When minister may designate an agency
22 Financial and reporting requirements
23(1) Power to enter into agreements
(2) Agreements about services for residents of reserves
MINISTER'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS
24 Minister's responsibilities
25 Directions to authority
26 Minister may provide services
27(1) Appointing a representative
(2) Power to enter, inspect and require production of records
(3) Assistance to representative
(4) Warrant
28(1) Minister may appoint an administrator
(2) Exception
(3) Notice to organization
(4) Powers of administrator
(5) Directors cease to hold office
(6) Directors continuing to act
(7) Directors to assist
(8) Termination of appointment
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
29(1) Leadership Council established
(2) Role of the Council
STANDING COMMITTEE
30(1) Standing Committee established
(2) Role of the committee
REGULATIONS
31(1) Regulations
(2) Regulations may be general or specific
(3) Authority may recommend regulations
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ADOPTION ACT
32(1) Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. A2 amended
(2)
(3)
(4)
(2) Determining appropriate child and family services agency
(5)
(6)
48 Supervision of placement
(7)
52(1) Application to approve out of province placement
(8)
53(1) Receiving person to notify agency
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
80(1) Applying for director's approval
(13)
(14)
91(1) Report of agency
(2) Applicant's preference
(15)
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT
33(1) Consequential amendments, C.C.S.M. c. C80
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
4.1(1) Director may appoint an administrator
(2) Powers of administrator
(3) Directors cease to hold office
(4) Directors may continue to act
(5) Directors to assist
(6) Termination of appointment
(7) Corporations Act, by-laws and articles not applicable
(6)
(7)
(8)
6.1(1) Authority may mandate agencies
(2) Mandating a regional office
(3) Contents of mandate
(4) Notice to minister of mandate
(5) Regulation by minister setting out agency's mandate
6.2(1) Transitional — continuing agencies under Corporations Act
(2) Transitional — Winnipeg Child and Family Services
(3) Transitional — continuing First Nations agencies
6.3 Minister to determine initial mandates
6.4(1) Varying an agency's mandate
(2) Regulation amended if mandate varied
6.5(1) Withdrawing mandate from an agency
(2) Regulation amended if mandate withdrawn
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
51(1) Removal of child
(2) Child in foster home
(3) Foster parents may request review
(4) Reconsideration by the authority
(5) Right to an independent appeal
(6) Hearing
(7) Regulations
(8) Authority may recommend regulations
C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE
34 C.C.S.M. reference
35 Coming into force