Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 887

    (1)     The Minister may make standards for this Act.

Note     Power to make a statutory instrument includes power to amend or repeal the instrument. The power to amend or repeal the instrument is exercisable in the same way, and subject to the same conditions, as the power to make the instrument (see Legislation Act

, s 46).

    (2)     The standards may make provision for the following:

        (a)     the conduct of family group conferences and the implementation of family group conference agreements ( family group conference standards );

Note     Family group conferences are dealt with in ch 3 and ch 12.

        (b)     the operation of approved care and protection organisations ( care and protection organisation standards );

Note     Approved care and protection organisations are dealt with in pt 10.4.

        (c)     the conduct of drug testing under a drug use provision in a care and protection order ( drug testing standards );

Note     Drug use provisions in care and protection orders are dealt with in pt 14.9.

        (d)     the care to be provided for children and young people by out-of-home carers ( out-of-home care standards );

Note     Out-of-home care is dealt with in pt 15.4.

        (e)     the operation of intensive therapy places and services ( intensive therapy standards );

Note     A child or young person may be confined at an intensive therapy place under an intensive therapy order (see pt 16.2).

        (f)     the operation of childcare services ( childcare services standards );

Note     Childcare services are dealt with in ch 20.

        (g)     employers of children and young people ( children and young people employment standards );

Note     Employment of children and young people is dealt with in ch 21.

        (h)     the requirements for the operation of work experience programs ( work experience standards );

Note     Work experience programs are dealt with in pt 21.2.

              (i)     research involving children and young people ( research standards );

Note     Research is dealt with in ch 22.

        (j)     the giving and seeking of protected information by the director-general under chapter 25 ( information sharing standards ).

    (3)     A standard is a disallowable instrument.

Note     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

.