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Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Restrictions on the Making of Protection Orders) Act 2015

No. 27 of 2015

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Restrictions on the making of protection orders

4Repeal of amending Act

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Endnotes

1      General information

Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Restrictions on the Making of Protection Orders) Act 2015

No. 27 of 2015

[Assented to 11 August 2015]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The main purpose of this Act is to substitute the provision of the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014 that amends the restrictions on the making of protection orders under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Restrictions on the making of protection orders

For section 17 of the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014 substitute—

'17   Restrictions on the making of protection orders

In section 276(2) of the Principal Act, for "the custody of his or her parent" (wherever occurring) substitute "the care of the child's parent".'.

4Repeal of amending Act

This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Note

The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).

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Endnotes

1   General information

See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 27 May 2015

Legislative Council: 11 June 2015

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014 and for other purposes."