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<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) children are entitled to be protected from abuse, neglect and harm or threat of harm;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) children are entitled to be protected from abuse, neglect and harm or threat of harm;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) a family is the preferred environment for the care and upbringing of children and the responsibility for the protection of children rests primarily with the parents;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) a family is the preferred environment for the care and upbringing of children and the responsibility for the protection of children rests primarily with the parents;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b.1) Indigenous families and Indigenous communities share responsibility for the upbringing and well-being of Indigenous children;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(c) if, with available support services, a family can provide a safe and nurturing environment for a child, support services should be provided;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(c) if, with available support services, a family can provide a safe and nurturing environment for a child, support services should be provided;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(d) the child's views should be taken into account when decisions relating to a child are made;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(d) the child's views should be taken into account when decisions relating to a child are made;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(e) kinship ties and a child's attachment to the extended family should be preserved if possible;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(e) kinship ties and a child's attachment to the extended family should be preserved if possible;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(f) | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(f) Indigenous children are entitled to</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><tt>(i) learn about and practise their Indigenous traditions, customs and languages, and</tt></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><tt>(ii) belong to their Indigenous communities;</tt></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(g) decisions relating to children should be made and implemented in a timely manner.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(g) decisions relating to children should be made and implemented in a timely manner.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
