Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 642

    (1)     In this chapter:

"interstate officer", for a State, means—

        (a)     the person holding the position that has the main responsibility, under the child welfare law of the State, for the protection of children and young people in the State; or

        (b)     the holder of a position in the State that is declared by the Minister under subsection (2) to be an interstate officer position for the State for this chapter.

    (2)     The Minister may declare a position in a State to be an interstate officer position for the State for this chapter.

    (3)     A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

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