Family Law Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 287 1

__________________

Family Law Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Family Law Act 1975.

 Dated 1 September 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL TATE

Minister of State for Justice

____________

1.     Amendment

1.1   The Family Law Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48.]

2.     New Regulation 12BA

2.1   After regulation 12B, insert:

Prescribed

office of a Territory - section 60 of the Act

“12BA. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘child welfare officer’ in section 60 of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed office:

• (a)

  in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the office of Director of Family Services appointed under section 7 of the Children’s Services Act 1986 of the Territory; and

• (b)

  in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the office of Director of Mental Health Services appointed under section 6 of the Mental Health Act 1983 of the Territory; and

• (b)

  in relation to the Northern Territory—the office of Senior Community Welfare Worker.”.

____________________________________________________________

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 September 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1984 No. 426 as amended by 1985 No. 183; 1986 Nos. 140 and 393; 1987 Nos. 85 and 175; 1988 Nos. 42, 44, 164 and 165; 1989 Nos. 8, 53, 74, 155, 205, 235 and 326; 1990 Nos. 294 and 373; 1991 Nos. 401 and 447; 1992 Nos. 33 and 160.