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COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1998 - NOTES

- As at 6 July 2009 - Act 146 of 1998

Does not include amendments by:

Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2009 No 13 (not commenced)
Coroners Act 2009 No 41 (not commenced)
Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009 No 54 (not commenced)

Reprint history:

Reprint No 1   16 December 2003  
Reprint No 2   12 February 2008  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 No 146. Assented to 8.12.1998. Date of commencement, Part 7 and Sch 2.2 excepted, 31.5.1999, sec 2 and GG No 61 of 21.5.1999, p 3471; date of commencement of Part 7 and Sch 2.2, 3.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 71 of 16.6.2000, p 4964. This Act has been amended as follows:

2000 No 42 Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000. Assented to 27.6.2000.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.2 [1], 15.9.2000, sec 2 and GG No 121 of 15.9.2000, p 10415; date of commencement of Sch 1.2 [2], 19.7.2002, sec 2 and GG No 121 of 19.7.2002, p 5537.
2001 No 121 Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2002 No 98 Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 3 (except Sch 3 [6] and [13] to the extent that it inserts cl 2 (2) of Sch 3), 10.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 39 of 7.2.2003, p 758; Sch 3 [6] and [13] to the extent that it inserts cl 2 (2) of Sch 3 were not commenced and the Act was repealed by the Commission for Children and Young People Amendment Act 2007 No 88.
2003 No 26 Commission for Children and Young People Amendment (Child Death Review Team) Act 2003. Assented to 8.7.2003.
Date of commencement, 22.8.2003, sec 2 and GG No 128 of 22.8.2003, p 8011.
No 82 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2003. Assented to 27.11.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.8, assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 90 Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2003. Assented to 10.12.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, Sch 2 [6] excepted, 23.4.2004, sec 2 and GG No 75 of 23.4.2004, p 2135; Sch 2 [6] was not commenced and the Act was repealed by the Commission for Children and Young People Amendment Act 2007 No 88.
2004 No 46 Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004. Assented to 6.7.2004.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 73 of 17.6.2005, p 2298.
2005 No 77 Defamation Act 2005. Assented to 26.10.2005.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2006, sec 2.
No 108 Commission for Children and Young People Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 7.12.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1]-[3] [9] [10] [12]-[14] [19]-[37] [39]-[43] [45]-[49] [51] [53] and [56], 2.1.2007, sec 2 and GG No 192 of 29.12.2006, p 11959; date of commencement of Sch 1 [4]-[6] [7] (the amendment was without effect as the section being amended was repealed by Sch 4.11 [2] to the Public Sector Employment Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No 2) [8] [11] [15]-[18] [38] [44] [50] [52] [54] and [55], 16.6.2006, sec 2 and GG No 77 of 16.6.2006, p 4354. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006 No 120. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 2 Public Sector Employment Legislation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 13.3.2006.
Date of commencement, 17.3.2006, sec 2 and GG No 35 of 17.3.2006, p 1378.
No 73 Crimes Amendment (Apprehended Violence) Act 2006. Assented to 27.10.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.4, 12.3.2007, sec 2 and GG No 41 of 9.3.2007, p 1711. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006 No 120. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 94 Police Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2006. Assented to 22.11.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.5, 1.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 22 of 1.2.2007, p 575.
2007 No 4 Commission for Children and Young People Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee) Act 2007. Assented to 12.6.2007.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 80 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007.
Date of commencement, 10.3.2008, sec 2 and GG No 30 of 7.3.2008, p 1429.
No 88 Commission for Children and Young People Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008 No 105 Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.2009, sec 2 (1) and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12303.
No 114 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 119 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Long title Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 3 Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [1]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 4 Am 2006 No 2, Sch 4.11 [1].
Sec 5 Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [4]-[6].
Sec 7 Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 4.11 [2].
Sec 11 Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [8]-[11].
Sec 14A Ins 2000 No 42, Sch 1.2 [1]. Am 2002 No 98, Sch 3 [1] [2]. Subst 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 15 Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 15A Ins 2003 No 82, Sch 1.8. Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [13] [14].
Sec 15B Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 20 Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [16] [17].
Secs 20A, 20B Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [18].
Sec 26 Am 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 28 Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 29 Am 2007 No 4, Sch 1 [1].
Part 7, heading Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [19].
Part 7, Div 1, heading Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [20].
Secs 31, 32 Subst 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [21].
Sec 33 Am 2000 No 42, Sch 1.2 [2]; 2002 No 98, Sch 3 [3]-[5] [7]; 2003 No 90, Sch 2 [1]-[5]; 2004 No 46, Sch 1.2 [1]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [22]-[29]; 2006 No 73, Sch 3.4 (am 2006 No 120, Sch 2.17 [2]); 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.5 [1] [2]; 2008 No 105, Sch 2.3; 2008 No 119, Sch 2.2.
Sec 33A Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [30]. Rep 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [4].
Part 7, Div 2 Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Part 7, Div 2, Subdiv 1 Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Sec 33B Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Sec 33C Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31] (am 2006 No 120, Sch 1.4).
Secs 33D, 33E Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Part 7, Div 2, Subdiv 2 (secs 33F-33O) Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Part 7, Div 2, Subdiv 3 Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Sec 33P Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31]. Am 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 33PA Ins 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [6].
Secs 33Q-33S Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Part 7, Div 3, heading Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [31].
Sec 34 Am 2003 No 90, Sch 2 [5]; 2004 No 46, Sch 1.2 [2]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [32]-[34].
Sec 35 Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [35]-[37]; 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 36 Am 2003 No 90, Sch 2 [5]; 2004 No 46, Sch 1.2 [3]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [38] [39].
Sec 37 Am 2002 No 98, Sch 3 [8]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [36] [40] [41].
Sec 37A Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [42].
Sec 38 Am 2002 No 98, Sch 3 [9]-[11]; 2004 No 46, Sch 1.2 [4]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [36] [43] [44].
Sec 39 Am 2003 No 90, Sch 2 [7]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [36] [45]; 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [8]-[10].
Sec 40 Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [36] [46]; 2008 No 114, Sch 1.5 [1].
Sec 41 Subst 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [47]. Am 2008 No 114, Sch 1.5 [2].
Sec 42 Rep 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [47].
Sec 43 Am 2003 No 90, Sch 2 [5].
Sec 43A Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [48].
Sec 44 Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [36] [49].
Sec 45 Rep 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [50].
Part 7A, Div 1 (sec 45A) Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Part 7A, Div 2 Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 45B Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6]. Subst 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [11].
Sec 45C Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6]. Am 2006 No 94, Sch 3.5.
Secs 45D, 45E Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 45F Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6]. Am 2006 No 94, Sch 3.5.
Secs 45G-45M Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Part 7A, Div 3 Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 45N Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6]. Am 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [12].
Secs 45O-45S Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Part 7A, Div 4 Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 45T Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 45U Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6]. Am 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [13].
Sec 45V Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Part 7A, Div 5 (secs 45W, 45X) Ins 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 48 Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [7] [8]; 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [14].
Secs 48A, 48B Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [51].
Sec 49 Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.50; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [52]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 51 Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [9].
Sec 52 Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3. Ins 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [53].
Sec 52A Ins 2002 No 98, Sch 3 [12].
Sec 53 Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [54].
Sch 1 Am 2005 No 77, Sch 6.3; 2007 No 4, Sch 1 [2]; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.4 [1] [2].
Sch 2 Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [10]. Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.
Sch 3 Ins 2002 No 98, Sch 3 [13]. Am 2003 No 26, Sch 1 [11] [12]; 2003 No 90, Sch 2 [8] [9]; 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [55] [56]; 2007 No 88, Sch 1 [15] [16].
The whole Act (except Sch 3) Am 2005 No 108, Sch 1 [2] (“employment screening” omitted wherever occurring, “background checking” inserted instead).