Child Protection Restraining Orders Can Now Be Made Against Adults Who Live With or Visit Children
Criminal Procedure (Child Protection Restraining Orders) Amendment Bill 2026
Legislative Council
House of Assembly
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Kyam Maher (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
A Child Protection Restraining Order can now be made against an adult who lives at, or often visits, a home where a child under 17 is present, provided the adult is not the child's guardian and no guardian lives at that home.
The Youth Court must be satisfied that a Child Protection Restraining Order is reasonably necessary before making the order.
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Kyam Maher ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today, I introduce the Criminal Procedure (Child Protection Restraining Orders) Amendment Bill 2026. The bill amends the Criminal Procedure Act 1921 to enable a court to make a child protection restraining order in circumstances where the child for whom protection is sought was ’frequenting’ the premises of the defendant.”