Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW REGULATIONS 1984 - REG 12B

         (1)   For the purposes of the definition of child welfare law in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, each of the following classes of laws is prescribed, namely, any law of:

                (a)    the State of New South Wales;

               (b)    the State of Victoria;

                (c)    the State of Queensland;

               (d)    the State of Western Australia;

                (e)    the State of South Australia;

                (f)    the State of Tasmania;

                (g)    the Australian Capital Territory;

                (h)    the Northern Territory; or

                 (i)    the Territory of Norfolk Island;

that relates to the imprisonment, detention or residence of a child upon being dealt with for a criminal offence.

         (2)   For the purposes of the definition of child welfare law in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, each law specified in Column 2 of an item in Schedule 5, being a law of the State or Territory specified in Column 3 of that item, is prescribed.