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Children, Youth and Families Amendment Regulations 2013

S.R. No. 140/2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Information relating to the taking of children into safe custody

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STATUTORY RULES 2013

S.R. No. 140/2013

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

Children, Youth and Families Amendment Regulations 2013

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 26 November 2013

Responsible Minister:

ROBERT CLARK
Attorney-General

YVETTE CARISBROOKE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make amendments consequent to the Children, Youth and Families Amendment Act 2013—

(a)to replace references to the taking of a child into safe custody with references to the placement of a child in emergency care; and

(b)to provide further for information relating to the placing of children in emergency care under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 600 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 December 2013.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Children, Youth and Families Regulations 2007[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Information relating to the taking of children into safe custody

(1)In the heading to regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations, for "taking of children into safe custody" substitute "placing of children in emergency care".

(2)In regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations, for "section 242(1)" substitute "sections 242(1) and 247A(1)".

(3)For regulation 15(b) of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"(b)that the child is being placed in emergency care under section 241 or 247A of the Act, as the case requires;".

(4)In regulation 15(c) of the Principal Regulations, for "safe custody" substitute "emergency care".

(5)In regulation 15(d) of the Principal Regulations—

(a)after "section 242(2)" insert "or 247A(2)"; and

(b)after "section 242(3)" insert "or 247A(3)".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 21/2007.  Reprint No. 1 as at 27 March 2013.