CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 640 What is a child welfare law?

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 640

    (1)     In this Act:

"child welfare law" means—

        (a)     the care and protection chapters; or

        (b)     a law of a State that corresponds to the care and protection chapters; or

        (c)     a law of a State declared by the Minister under subsection (2) to be a child welfare law for this chapter.

    (2)     The Minister may declare a law of a State to be a child welfare law for this chapter if satisfied that the law corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to the care and protection chapters.

    (3)     A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

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