Children’s Court Amendment Bill 2000

Explanatory note

This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.




Overview of Bill


The object of this Bill is to amend the Children’s Court Act 1987 to enable rules to be made conferring functions of the Children’s Court or Children’s Magistrates under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, and related functions under the Children’s Court Act 1987, on Children’s Registrars.

Outline of provisions


Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 [7] to the Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998. That provision inserts proposed section 10A into the Children’s Court Act 1987 which provides for the appointment of Children’s Registrars.


Clause 3 is a formal provision giving effect to the amendment to the Children’s Court Act 1987 set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendment




Schedule 1 contains the amendment set out in the Overview above.

Note: If this Bill is not modified, these Explanatory Notes would reflect the Bill as passed in the House. If the Bill has been amended by Committee, these Explanatory Notes may not necessarily reflect the Bill as passed.

 

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