Children, Youth and Families Amendment Regulations 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Children, Youth and Families Amendment Regulations 2013 S.R. No. 140/2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 2 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Information relating to the taking of children into safe custody 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 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 1 Objective 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. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 600 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005. -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 140/2013 Children, Youth and Families Amendment Regulations 2013 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 2 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 December 2013. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Children, Youth and Families Regulations 2007 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Information 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)". ═══════════════ r. 3 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 140/2013 Children, Youth and Families Amendment Regulations 2013 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 21/2007. Reprint No. 1 as at 27 March 2013. Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --