Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Prescribed Bodies) Regulation 2019 (NSW)

New South Wales

Children and Young Persons (Care and

Protection) Amendment (Prescribed Bodies)

Regulation 2019

under the

Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.

PRU GOWARD, MP

Minister for Family and Community Services

Explanatory note

The objects of this Regulation are as follows:

(a) to prescribe registered community housing providers (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Community

Housing Providers (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012) as prescribed bodies for the purposes of

provisions in the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998:

(i)	that authorise the exchange of information relating to the safety, welfare and well-being of children or young persons between a prescribed body and the Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services, and
(ii)	that authorise the exchange of information relating to the safety, welfare and well-being of children or young persons between prescribed bodies that have responsibilities relating to the safety, welfare or well-being of children and young persons,

(b)

to prescribe certain interstate agencies as prescribed bodies for the purposes of the provisions referred to in paragraph (a) (ii).

This Regulation is made under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, including sections 245B (1) (b), 248 (6) (f) and 264 (the general regulation-making power).

Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Prescribed Bodies) Regulation 2019 [NSW]

Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment

(Prescribed Bodies) Regulation 2019

under the

Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)

Amendment (Prescribed Bodies) Regulation 2019.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 4 February 2019 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2012

(1) Clause 8 Prescribed bodies

Insert after clause 8 (1) (b):

(b1)	a registered community housing provider within the meaning of Part 3 of the Community Housing Providers (Adoption of
National Law) Act 2012,

(2)	Clause 8 (2) (g)–(m)
Insert after clause 8 (2) (f):

(g)	the Australian Capital Territory Community Services Directorate, or any successor of that Directorate,
(h)	the Northern Territory’s Territory Families, or any successor of that entity,

(i)      the Queensland Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women, or any successor of that Department,

(j)	the South Australian Department for Child Protection, or any successor of that Department,
(k)	the Department of Communities Tasmania, or any successor of that Department,
(l)	the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, or any successor of that Department,
(m)	the Western Australian Department of Communities, or any successor of that Department.