Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CHILDREN'S SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO 70 OF 1991)

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   1.      This Act may be cited as the Children's Services (Amendment) Act (No. 2) 1991.  
   2.      In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Children's Services Act 1986.1  
   3.      Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   4.      Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:  
   5.      Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   6.      Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (d) “money, or the furnishing of other assistance,” and substituting “assistance (other than financial assistance)”.  
   7.      Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   8.      After section 19 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:  
   9.      Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:  
   10.     Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   11.     Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subparagraph (4) (b) (i) “custody” (wherever occurring) and substituting “detention”.  
   12.     After section 38 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:  
   13.     Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “custody” (wherever occurring) and substituting “detention”.  
   14.     Section 46 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) “custody” and substituting “detention”.  
   15.     Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (1) (k) “6 months” and substituting “2 years”.  
   16.     After section 47 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:  
   17.     Section 56 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (1) and (2) and paragraph (3) (a) “care, custody and control” and substituting “custody”.  
   18.     Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   19.     After Part IV of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:  

   PART IVA--INTERSTATE TRANSFER OF OFFENDERS

   20.     Section 71 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (1) (c) “, has lived or is reasonably likely to live” after “living”.  
   21.     Section 75 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (6) “80” and substituting “76”.  
   22.     Section 78 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:  
   23.     Section 81 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) “care” and substituting “custody”.  
   24.     Section 82 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:  
   25.     Section 83 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   26.     Section 85 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “care, custody and control” from subsections (1) and (2) and paragraph (3) (a) and substituting “custody”.  
   27.     Section 92 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (1) and (2) “care” and substituting “custody”.  
   28.     Section 94 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   29.     Section 102 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   30.     Section 103 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “proceedings” and “Part” and substituting “action” and “Act” respectively.  
   31.     Section 109 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “care” and substituting “custody”.  
   32.     Section 110 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   33.     Section 112 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “care” (wherever occurring) and substituting “custody”.  
   34.     Section 116 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   35.     Section 117 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subparagraph (2) (b) (i) “attained the age of 6 years” and substituting “enrolled in primary school”.  
   36.     Section 139 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (1) (a) “temporary” before “control”.  
   37.     Section 140 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “the child has been placed” and substituting “or under whose temporary control, the child has been placed, or by whom the child is detained,”.  
   38.     Section 158 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   39.     Section 170 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection: