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Children's Services Amendment Regulations 2016

S.R. No. 2/2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Health information to be kept in child enrolment record

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2016

S.R. No. 2/2016

Children's Services Act 1996

Children's Services Amendment Regulations 2016

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 16 February 2016

Responsible Minister:

JENNY MIKAKOS
Minister for Families and Children

MATTHEW McBEATH

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Children's Services Regulations 2009 to require that an immunisation status certificate within the meaning of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 or details of an exemption under section 143C of that Act is to be kept as health information in the enrolment record of a child enrolled at a children's service.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 56 of the Children's Services Act 1996.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 March 2016.

4Health information to be kept in child enrolment record

(1)In regulation 34(e) of the Children's Services Regulations 2009[1], for "the immunisation" substitute "unless paragraph (h) applies, the immunisation".

(2)In regulation 34(g) of the Children's Services Regulations 2009, for "effect." substitute "effect;".

(3)After regulation 34(g) of the Children's Services Regulations 2009 insert—

"(h)in the case of a service (or any part of a service) specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of early childhood service as defined in section 3(1) of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008—

(i)an immunisation status certificate within the meaning of section 147 of that Act—

(A)that is issued in relation to the child; and

(B)that is provided under section 143B of that Act; or

(ii)details of any exemption in relation to the child under section 143C of that Act.".

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 53/2009. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 July 2012. Reprinted to S.R. No. 162/2011.