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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 11 Hansard (21 October) . . Page.. 3510 ..


Section 5-

After subsection (2), insert the following subsection:

'(2A) The court may not vary or revoke a protection order mentioned in subsection (1A) unless the chief executive for Chapter 7 (Children and young people in need of care and protection) of the Children and Young People Act 1999 has been served with a copy of the application for the variation or revocation.'.

Section 7-

At the end of the section, add the following subsection:

'(4) The court must, on application by the chief executive who has been served with a copy of an application mentioned in subsection 5 (2A), make the chief executive a party to the proceedings to which the application relates.'.

Page 11, line 18, proposed amendment of the Imperial Acts (Substituted Provisions) Act 1986 , omit the proposed amendment.

Page 11, line 27, proposed amendment of the Interpretation Act 1967, omit 'Subsection 14 (1) ', substitute 'Dictionary '.

Page 12, line 15, proposed new amendment of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955, after the amendment of the Juries Act 1967, insert the following new amendment:

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955

Paragraph 36 (2) (a)-

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

'(a) the chief executive responsible for administering Chapter 2 (General objects, principles and parental responsibility) of the Children and Young People Act 1999 when he or she has parental responsibility for the long-term care, welfare and development of a child because of that Act; or'.".

I present the explanatory memorandum

MR SPEAKER: Would you like to speak to the amendments, Mr Stefaniak?

MR STEFANIAK: No. I think the explanatory memorandum is self-explanatory.

Amendments agreed to.

MR RUGENDYKE (5.57): Mr Speaker, I move:

Schedule 2, page 12, line 16, proposed amendment of the Magistrates Court Act 1930, insert the following new amendment:

"Subsection 10G (2)-

Omit the subsection.".


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