Children's Guardian (Transitional) Amendment Regulation 2020 (NSW)

New South Wales

Children’s Guardian (Transitional)

Amendment Regulation 2020

under the

Children’s Guardian Act 2019

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

Regulation under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.

GARETH WARD, MP

Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to provide for the head of a relevant entity for adults required to hold a working with children check clearance because the adult resides on the same property as an authorised carer for 3 weeks or more. The provision is taken to have operated from commencement of the Children’s

Guardian Act 2019.

This Regulation is made under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, including section 184 (the general regulation-making power) and clause 1 of Schedule 4.

Children’s Guardian (Transitional) Amendment Regulation 2020 [NSW]

Children’s Guardian (Transitional) Amendment Regulation 2020

under the

Children’s Guardian Act 2019

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Children’s Guardian (Transitional) Amendment Regulation

2020.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Children’s Guardian (Transitional) Regulation 2020

Clause 9

Insert after clause 8—

9      Head of entity—adults residing with authorised carers

(1)	This clause applies to a relevant entity that is an adult who, under section 10 of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, is required to hold a working with children check clearance because the adult resides on the same property as an authorised carer for 3 weeks or more.
(2)	For the purposes of Part 4 of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, the head of the relevant entity is taken to be the head of the entity of the authorised carer.
(3)	This clause is taken to have operated from commencement of the Act.
(4)	This clause is repealed on commencement of a regulation made under section 17(1)(b) of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.