Children and Young People (Safety) (Exemption from Psychological Assessment) Variation Regulations 2021 (SA)

South Australia

Children and Young People (Safety) (Exemption from Psychological Assessment) Variation Regulations 2021

under the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Children and Young People (Safety) Regulations 2017

4            Insertion of regulation 31A

31A         Exemption from requirement to be assessed before employment in licensed children's residential facility

5            Insertion of regulation 34A

34A         Exemption from requirement to be assessed before employment in certain residential facilities

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Children and Young People (Safety) (Exemption from Psychological Assessment) Variation Regulations 2021.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Children and Young People (Safety) Regulations 2017

4—Insertion of regulation 31A

After regulation 31 insert:

31A—Exemption from requirement to be assessed before employment in licensed children's residential facility

(1)Pursuant to section 170(2)(a) of the Act, the following persons and classes of persons are exempt from the operation of section 107(1) of the Act:

(a)a public sector employee within the meaning of the Public Sector Act 2009 (not being a person who is a prohibited person under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016);

(b)any other person, or class of persons, determined by the Chief Executive by written instrument to be included in the ambit of this paragraph.

(2)This regulation expires 12 months after the day on which it comes into operation.

5—Insertion of regulation 34A

After regulation 34 insert:

34A—Exemption from requirement to be assessed before employment in certain residential facilities

(1)Pursuant to section 170(2)(a) of the Act, the following persons and classes of persons are exempt from the operation of section 110A(1) of the Act:

(a)a public sector employee within the meaning of the Public Sector Act 2009 (not being a person who is a prohibited person under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016);

(b)any other person, or class of persons, determined by the Chief Executive by written instrument to be included in the ambit of this paragraph.

(2)This regulation expires 12 months after the day on which it comes into operation.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Administrator

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 30 September 2021

No 145 of 2021