Child Care Amendment Act 2003 (TAS)

Child Care Amendment Act 2003

An Act to amend the Child Care Act 2001

[Royal Assent 16 April 2003]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Child Care Amendment Act 2003 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Child Care Act 2001 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 15 amended (Investigation of application) Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (7) and substituting the following subsection: (7)  Sections 22(1) , 31(1) , 45(1) and 108 of the Youth Justice Act 1997 do not apply to the identification in a report under subsection (6) of a youth, within the meaning of that Act, in respect of any action or proceedings referred to in those sections. 5Section 47 amended (Child Care Standards) Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (9) and substituting the following subsection: (9)  If the Standards require the Commissioner of Police to provide a report in respect of any person, sections 22(1) , 31(1) , 45(1) and 108 of the Youth Justice Act 1997 do not apply to the identification in that report of a youth, within the meaning of that Act, in respect of any action or proceedings referred to in those sections.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 18 MARCH 2003

Legislative Council on 27 MARCH 2003]