Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987 Children (Care and Protection) Amendment (Notification of Child Abuse) Regulation 1997 (1997-101) [GG No 26 of 14.3.1997, p 1471] (NSW)

1997 No 101

New South Wales

Children (Care and Protection)

Amendment (Notification of Child

Abuse) Regulation 1997

under the

Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has
made the following Regulation under the Children (Care and Protection) Act

1987

Ron Dyer

Minister for Community Services

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to require a member of staff of a non-government school (that is, a teacher, student counsellor, social worker or the Principal or Deputy Principal) who, in the course of his or her work, becomes aware that a child at the school has been sexually assaulted to notify the Director-General of the Department of Community Services of that fact. Members of staff of government schools are already subject to this requirement.

This Regulation is made under the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987, including section 124 (the general regulation making power) and section 22.

Published in Gazette No 26 of 14 March 1997, page 1471 Page 1

1997 No 101

Clause 1 Children (Care and Protection) Amendment (Notification of Child Abuse) Regulation 1997

Children (Care and Protection) Amendment

(Notification of Child Abuse) Regulation 1997

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Children (Care and Protection)
Amendment (Notification of Child Abuse) Regulation 1997.

1. Amendment of Children (Care and Protection) Regulation 1996

   The Children (Care and Protection) Regulation 1996 is amended by inserting “or a registered non-government school” after “government school” in clause 16 (3).

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.