Children’s Court Amendment Act 2000 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Children’s Court Act 1987 with respect to the functions of Children’s Registrars.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Children’s Court Amendment Act 2000.

2Commencement

This Act commences immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 [7] to the Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998.

3Amendment of Children’s Court Act 1987 No 53

The Children’s Court Act 1987 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1Amendment

(Section 3)

Insert after section 10A (2):

(3)

Despite the provisions of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and the other provisions of this Act, the functions that may be conferred or imposed on a Children’s Registrar by the rules include:

• (a)

  any function of the Court or a Children’s Magistrate under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, and

• (b)

  any function of the Court or a Children’s Magistrate under this Act that relates to a function referred to in paragraph (a).

(4)

A function referred to in subsection (3) that is exercised by a Children’s Registrar is taken to have been exercised by the Court or a Children’s Magistrate, as the case requires.

(5)

A decision or order made or direction given by a Children’s Registrar when exercising a function referred to in subsection (3) may be set aside or varied by the Court.

(6)

The conferring or imposing of a function of the Court or a Children’s Magistrate on a Children’s Registrar does not prevent the exercise of the function by the Court or a Children’s Magistrate.