Child Protection (Working with Children) Amendment (Northern Sydney Local Health District) Regulation 2015 (NSW)

New South Wales

Child Protection (Working with Children)

Amendment (Northern Sydney Local Health

District) Regulation 2015

under the

Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

BRAD HAZZARD, MP

Minister for Family and Community Services

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to apply existing provisions for the staged application of certain provisions of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, to the Northern Sydney Local Health District. Accordingly, certain workers (including volunteers and existing workers) engaged in children’s health services in hospitals and public health services provided by that local health district will be required to obtain or have a working with children check clearance in respect of that work by 31 March 2018.

This Regulation is made under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, including section 52 (the general regulation-making power) and clauses 1, 4 and 5 of Schedule 3 (savings and transitional regulation-making powers).

Child Protection (Working with Children) Amendment (Northern Sydney Local Health District) Regulation

2015 [NSW]

Child Protection (Working with Children) Amendment (Northern

Sydney Local Health District) Regulation 2015

under the

Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Child Protection (Working with Children) Amendment
(Northern Sydney Local Health District) Regulation 2015.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013

Schedule 1 Savings and transitional provisions

Insert after clause 2 (7) (a) (xi):

(xii)      Northern Sydney Local Health District,