2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mrs Jacqui Burke)
Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2007

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Children and Young People Act 1999

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Children and Young People Amendment Act 2007.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Children and Young People Act 1999.
4	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 3A, note 1, new dot point
insert
·	s 388 (Tattooing and body piercing of children and young people).
5	Section 388
substitute
388	Tattooing and body piercing of children and young people
	(1)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person tattoos or pierces a part of a child’s or young person’s body; and 
	(b)	the tattooing or piercing is not in accordance with the written permission of a person with parental responsibility for the child or young person.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
	(2)	An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
	(3)	In this section:
pierce, part of a body, means pierce the part to insert a ring, bar or other thing through the part, and includes piercing the ear.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2007.
4	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2007.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2007