Title: Children and Young People Amendment Act 2010
Subject: Amendment
Author: ACT PCO
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Document comments: J2009-957

Section 1

Section 6

2010
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Children and Young People)
Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2010

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Children and Young People Act 2008

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Children and Young People Amendment Act 2010.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Children and Young People Act 2008.
4	Daily care responsibility for children and young people
Section 19 (2) (c)
substitute
	(c)	on the advice of a dentist or dental therapist—consent to dental treatment, including minor dental surgery, for the child or young person.
5	New section 19 (6)
insert
	(6)	In this section:
dental therapist—
	(a)	means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Act 2010 to practise the health profession of dental therapist (other than as a student); and
	(b)	for an activity, includes a person mentioned in paragraph (a) holding limited or provisional registration, to the extent that the person is allowed to do the activity under the person’s registration.
6	Offence—mandatory reporting of abuse
Section 356 (2) (g)
substitute
	(g)	a person authorised to inspect education programs, materials or other records used for home education of a child or young person under the Education Act 2004;
7	Annual review report—prepared at least annually
Section 495 (a)
substitute
	(a)	if the order is in force for 1 year or more—by, but not earlier than 1 month before, the anniversary of the day the order was made, in each year the order is in force;
8	Court may order sensitive information to be given or produced
Section 866 (2)
omit
a document given to it under subsection (1) (b)
insert
information given or produced to it under subsection (1)

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2010.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2010.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2010

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