Children and Young People Amendment Act 2010 (No 2) (ACT)

Children and Young People Amendment Act 2010 (No 2)

A2010-38

An Act to amend the Children and Young People Act 2008

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Children and Young People Amendment Act 2010 (No 2).

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Children and Young People Act 2008.

4. Daily care responsibility for children and young people
   Section 19 (2) (c)

   substitute

   (c)on the advice of a dentist or dental therapist—consent to dental treatment, including minor dental surgery, for the child or young person.

5. New section 19 (6)

   insert

   (6)In this section:

   dental therapist—

   (a)means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT)Act 2010 to practise the health profession of dental therapist (other than as a student); and

   (b)for an activity, includes a person mentioned in paragraph (a) holding limited or provisional registration, to the extent that the person is allowed to do the activity under the person’s registration.

6. Offence—mandatory reporting of abuse
   Section 356 (2) (g)

   substitute

   (g)a person authorised to inspect education programs, materials or other records used for home education of a child or young person under the Education Act 2004;

7. Annual review report—prepared at least annually
   Section 495 (a)

   substitute

   (a)if the order is in force for 1 year or more—by, but not earlier than 1 month before, the anniversary of the day the order was made, in each year the order is in force;

8. Court may order sensitive information to be given or produced
   Section 866 (2)

   omit

   a document given to it under subsection (1) (b)

   insert

   information given or produced to it under subsection (1)

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 1 July 2010.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 29 September 2010.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2010 (No 2), which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2010 and was passed by the Assembly on 21 September 2010.

   Acting Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2010