Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 16

    (1)     Each parent of a child or young person has parental responsibility for the child or young person.

    (2)     To remove any doubt, "parent" includes a parent who is not an adult.

    (3)     This section is subject to the following sections:

        (a)     section 17 (Aspects of parental responsibility may be transferred);

        (b)     section 18 (Aspects of parental responsibility may be shared).