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Legislation panel

Separates the legal source from its plain-English meaning.

approved Version introduced: 1.0.0 Platforms: Rise Owner: Design and development steward

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Cover page of the Child Protection Act 1999 (placeholder — no course imagery supplied)

Child Protection Act 1999 (CPA)

The primary function of the CPA is to authorise Child Safety Services to investigate and take action to act protectively for children.

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Use when / avoid when

Use when

  • A specific Act, regulation or section underpins a requirement.

Avoid when

  • General policy statements with no legislative source — use a standard content panel.

Anatomy

  • Document image (optional)
  • Instrument name and citation
  • Plain-English summary

States

Responsive behaviour

Restacks to one column; document image scales down rather than disappearing.

Accessibility

  • Instrument name is a real heading; the citation year and jurisdiction are in text, not only the image.

Implementation

Type: custom-html

Dependencies: Production CSS only.

Code

HTML
Cover page of the Child Protection Act 1999 (placeholder — no course imagery supplied)

Child Protection Act 1999 (CPA)

The primary function of the CPA is to authorise Child Safety Services to investigate and take action to act protectively for children.

Classes used: .isq-split, .isq-heading, .isq-body

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Related items

Related patterns: Legislation

Related components: Accordion Key message

Governance metadata

OwnerDesign and development steward
StatusApproved
Version introduced1.0.0
Last reviewed2026-07
Known limitationsNone recorded.