Community Justice Centres Amendment Act 2007 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Community Justice Centres Act 1983 with respect to the staff and administration of Community Justice Centres, the abolition of the Community Justice Centres Council and the conduct of certain mandatory mediation; and for other purposes.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Community Justice Centres Amendment Act 2007.

2Commencement(1)

Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act commences on the date of assent.

(2)

Schedule 1 [4], [7], [8], [17], [18], [20], [30], [32] and [33] and Schedule 2.1 and 2.2 commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3Amendment of Community Justice Centres Act 1983 No 127

The Community Justice Centres Act 1983 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4Amendment of other Acts and Regulation

Each Act and Regulation specified in Schedule 2 is amended as set out in that Schedule.

5Repeal of Act(1)

This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the provisions of this Act have commenced.

(2)

The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.

Schedule 1Amendment of Community Justice Centres Act 1983

(Section 3)

[1]–[3]

(Repealed)

[4]Section 4 (1), definition of “mediator”

Omit paragraph (b) of the definition. Insert instead:

(b)

a person employed under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 as a mediator for Community Justice Centres.

[5], [6]

(Repealed)

[7]Section 11

Omit the section.

[8]Section 12

Omit the section. Insert instead:

12Staff

The Director and the staff of Community Justice Centres (including mediators) are to be employed under and in accordance with Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002.

[9]–[16]

(Repealed)

[17]Section 19 (1A)

Omit “person holding a current accreditation as a mediator under section 11”.

Insert instead “mediator”.

[18]Section 19 (1A)

Omit “holds a current accreditation as a mediator”.

Insert instead “is a mediator”.

[19]–[32]

(Repealed)

[33]Section 30 Power to accept appointment

Omit the section.

[34]–[39]

(Repealed)

Schedule 2

(Repealed)