This Act applies to the Crown. You need to know that the Crown is the government. The Act has some exceptions, which are explained in section 12, section 20, and section 22.
The exceptions are about how the Act works with other plans and policies. These exceptions affect how the Crown must follow the Act. They are important to understand how the Act applies to the government.
The Act is a law that the government must follow, just like you follow rules. It is about keeping children safe and making sure they are well cared for. The government has to follow this law, with some exceptions, to help keep children safe.
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This Act binds the Crown.
Subsection (1) is subject to section 12 (effect of strategy and plan), section 20 (effect of child protection policy), and section 22 (application to Crown Organisations for offences relating to safety checking of children's workers).
