The Minister may, where appropriate after consultation with the Ministers of Education, Health and Justice and Constitutional Development, in terms of section 306 make regulations prescribing—
| (a) |
the procedure to be followed in connection with the lodging and consideration of— |
| (i) |
applications for registration of child and youth care centres; |
| (ii) |
applications for renewal or amendment of such registrations; and |
| (iii) |
objections to applications made in terms of sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii); |
| (b) |
the national norms and standards that child and youth care centres must comply with; |
| (c) |
the conditions with which applicants must comply before, during or after the lodging of their applications; |
| (d) |
consultation processes that must be followed in connection with such applications; |
| (e) |
any additional factors that must be taken into account when deciding such applications; |
| (f) |
the procedure to be followed and the fees to be paid in connection with the lodging and consideration of appeals in terms of this Chapter; |
| (g) |
the format and contents of registration certificates; |
| (h) |
methods and procedures to enforce compliance with registration conditions; |
| (i) |
matters in connection with the physical attributes, operation and management of child and youth care centres, including the number of staff appointed at or designated to a child and youth care centre; |
| (j) |
matters in connection with residential care programmes provided at child and youth care centres, including the setting of criteria for— |
| (i) |
the core components of such programmes; and |
| (ii) |
the implementation of such programmes; |
| (k) |
the provision of programmes at child and youth care centres to meet the developmental, therapeutic and recreational needs of children; |
| (l) |
assessment of and the formulation of an individual developmental and permanency plan for each child; |
| (m) |
the powers and duties of the management boards of child and youth care centres; |
| (n) |
the composition of management boards, which may include representation for staff and residents; |
| (o) |
matters relating to members of management boards, including— |
| (i) |
appointment procedures; |
| (ii) |
qualifications for membership; |
| (iv) |
filling of vacancies; and |
| (v) |
suspension or termination of membership; |
| (p) |
matters relating to the functioning of management boards, including— |
| (i) |
designation and functions of presiding members; |
| (ii) |
the convening and conduct of meetings; |
| (iv) |
the appointment and functioning of committees of a board; |
| (q) |
matters relating to training, qualifications and experience of staff of child and youth care centres; |
| (r) |
matters relating to the responsibilities of and interaction between the management board and the staff and residents of a child and youth care centre; |
| (s) |
the reporting responsibilities of management boards and staff to the department, person or organisation operating the child and youth care centre; |
| (t) |
the format of the constitution or founding document of a child and youth care centre and the matters to be regulated in such constitution or founding document; |
| (u) |
the rights of children in child and youth care centres; |
| (v) |
management, disciplinary and other practices in child and youth care centres; |
| (w) |
matters in connection with quality assurance processes and organisational development plans established in terms of such processes for child and youth care centres, including— |
| (i) |
the composition of teams to conduct internal and independent assessments; |
| (ii) |
the qualifications of team members and the remuneration payable to members of independent teams; |
| (iii) |
the manner in which internal and independent assessments must be conducted; |
| (iv) |
the core components of organisational development plans; |
| (v) |
the implementation, revision and amendment of such plans; |
| (vi) |
the monitoring of implementation and reporting of violations of such plans; and |
| (vii) |
the qualifications, functions and remuneration of mentors appointed to oversee the implementation of such plans; and |
| (x) |
any other matter that may facilitate the implementation of this Chapter. |
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
