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Working with Children Amendment (Reportable Conduct) Regulations 2017

S.R. No. 59/2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Definitions

6Prescribed bodies

7Findings of a prescribed kind

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2017

S.R. No. 59/2017

Working with Children Act 2005

Working with Children Amendment (Reportable Conduct) Regulations 2017

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 27 June 2017

Responsible Minister:

MARTIN PAKULA
Attorney-General

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Working with Children Regulations 2016—

(a)to include a definition of the Commission for Children and Young People; and

(b)to prescribe the Commission for Children and Young People as a body for the purposes of sections 10(3)(b), 11(1)(b), 14(1)(a), 21(1)(b), 21AA(1)(a) and 21AD(1)(a) of the Working with Children Act 2005; and

(c)to prescribe findings referred to the Secretary by the Commission for Children and Young People for the purposes of sections 14(1)(a) and 21AD(1)(a) of the Working with Children Act 2005.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 49 of the Working with Children Act 2005.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2017.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Working with Children Regulations 2016[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Definitions

In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations insert the following definition—

"Commission for Children and Young People means the Commission for Children and Young People established by section 6 of the Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012;".

6Prescribed bodies

In regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)in paragraph (b), for "Panel." substitute "Panel;"; and

(b)after paragraph (b) insert—

"(c)the Commission for Children and Young People.".

7Findings of a prescribed kind

In regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)in paragraph (b), for "that Act." substitute "that Act;"; and

(b)after paragraph (b) insert—

"(c)a finding that a person has committed reportable conduct within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 that is referred under section 16ZD(1) of that Act.".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 9/2016.