Child Welfare (Amendment) Act 1985 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Child Welfare (Amendment) Ordinance 1985

No. 59 of 1985

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 31 October 1985.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. SCHOLES

Minister of State for Territories

An Ordinance to amend the Child Welfare Ordinance 1957

Short title

1.  This Ordinance may be cited as the Child Welfare (Amendment) Ordinance 1985.¹

Principal Ordinance

2.  In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Child Welfare Ordinance 1957.²

Interpretation

3.  Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “institution” and substituting the following definition:

“ ‘institution’ means—

(a)a State institution; or

(b)an institution established pursuant to paragraph 16 (1) (ba);”.

Establishment of homes and institutions

4.  Section 16 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) (b) the following paragraph:

“(ba)”  institutions for the detention and maintenance of children and young persons;”.

Care of person of ward

5.  Section 20 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) “an institution” and substituting “a State institution”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 November 1985.

2. No. 17, 1957 as amended by No. 14, 1962; No. 19, 1966; No. 27, 1968; No. 17, 1969; No. 32, 1971; No. 36, 1973; No. 47, 1974; No. 17, 1975; No. 65, 1977; Nos. 8 and 25, 1979; No. 57, 1982; No. 9, 1985.