Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

EDUCATION (PARTICIPATION) AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 40 OF 2009) - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Consequential amendments

(see s 3)

Part 1.1     Children and Young People Act 2008

[1.1]     Section 86 (1) and note

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    (1)     This section applies if a family group conference agreement proposed under section 85 (2) is about a young person who is 15 years old or older.

[1.2]     Section 397 (d) and note

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        (d)     for a voluntary care agreement in relation to a young person who is 15 years old or older, the chief executive—

              (i)     obtains the young person's agreement to the voluntary care agreement; or

              (ii)     is satisfied that the young person does not have sufficient maturity or developmental capacity to understand and agree to the proposed voluntary care agreement.

[1.3]     Section 645 (1) (a) and note

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        (a)     for a young person who is 15 years old or older—the young person; and

[1.4]     Section 779

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[1.5]     Section 780, definition of work experience and note

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"work experience" means the engagement of a child or young person who is under 15 years old by someone if the engagement is—

        (a)     arranged by an educational institution where the child or young person is enrolled; and

        (b)     part of a work experience program (however described) conducted by the educational institution.

[1.6]     Section 782 (a)

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        (a)     for a child or young person under 15 years old who is required to attend a school or participate in an education course under the Education Act 2004 —it is likely to prejudice the ability of the child or young person to benefit from the education; or

[1.7]     Part 21.4 heading and notes

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Part 21.4     Employment of children and young people under 15 years old

Note     Work safety matters are dealt with in the Work Safety Act 2008 .

[1.8]     Dictionary, definition of school-leaving age and note

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[1.9]     Further amendments, mentions of school-leaving age

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school-leaving age

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15 years old

in

              •     section 76, definition of family group conference agreement

              •     section 85

              •     section 87

              •     section 399

              •     section 400

              •     section 795

              •     section 799

              •     section 803

              •     dictionary, definition of high risk employment

              •     dictionary, definition of light work

Part 1.2     Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991

[1.10]     Section 74 (2) (b) (iii)

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              (iii)     section 803 (Offence––employment of child or young person under 15 years old in high risk employment);