Coroners (Community Welfare) Amendment Act 1982 (NSW)

CORONERS (COMMUNITY WELFARE) AMENDMENT ACT,

1982, No. 80

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Act No. 80, 1982.

An Act to amend section 13 of the Coroners Act, 1980, to make examinable deaths occurring in facilities within the meaning of the Community Welfare Act, 1982, or in certain licensed premises within the meaning of that Act. [Assented to, 25th May, 1982.]

2   Act No. 80, 1982.

Coroners {Community Welfare) Amendment.

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of l ie Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title.

1.     This Act may be cited as the "Coroners (Community Welfare) Amend-

ment Act, 1982".

Commencement.

2.      (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to

this Act.

(2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) of the Community Welfare Act, 1982.

Amendment of Act No. 27, 1980.

3. The Coroners Act, 1980, is amended in the manner set forth in

Schedule 1.

SCHEDULE 1.

(Sec. 3.)

AMENDMENTS TO THE CORONERS ACT, 1980.

(1) Section 13 (3) (h)—

Omit "an institution within the meaning of the Child Welfare Act, 1939", insert instead "a facility within the meaning of the Community Welfare Act, 1982, or in a residential child care centre, an intellec- tually handicapped persons centre or a residential centre for handi- capped persons within the meaning of and licensed under the Com- munity Welfare Act, 1982".

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Coroners (Community Welfare) Amendment.

SCHEDULE I—continued.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CORONERS ACT, 1980—continued.

(2) Section 13 (3) (h)—

Omit "or institution", insert instead ", facility or centre".