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Child Wellbeing and Safety Amendment (Child Safe Standards) Regulations 2015

S.R. No. 168/2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Regulation 1 substituted

5New regulation 3A inserted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2015

S.R. No. 168/2015

Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005

Child Wellbeing and Safety Amendment (Child Safe Standards) Regulations 2015

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 22 December 2015

Responsible Minister:

JENNY MIKAKOS
Minister for Families and Children

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Child Wellbeing and Safety Regulations 2007 to prescribe Victoria Police as a body that is exempt from the requirement, under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005, to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 47 of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2016.

4Regulation 1 substituted

For regulation 1 of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Regulations 2007[1] substitute—

"1   Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)to prescribe Victoria Police as a body that is exempt from the requirement, under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005, to comply with the Child Safe Standards; and

(b)to prescribe the form of notice of birth under section 43(2) of that Act.".

5New regulation 3A inserted

After regulation 3 of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Regulations 2007 insert—

"3A   Exemption from requirement to comply with Child Safe Standards

For the purposes of section 19(1)(b) of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005, Victoria Police (within the meaning of the Victoria Police Act 2013) is exempt from the requirement to comply with the Child Safe Standards.".

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 102/2007.