Australian Capital Territory
Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009
Subordinate Law SL2009-4

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Children and Young People Act 2008.
Dated 24 February 2009.
Andrew Barr
Minister
John Hargreaves
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009
Subordinate Law SL2009-4
made under the
Children and Young People Act 2008

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009.
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the repeal of the Children and Young People Act 1999.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Employment of children and young people—Act, s 894 (1)
	(1)	Despite the repeal of the Children and Young People Act 1999 (the repealed Act)—
	(a)	the repealed Act, chapter 10 (Employment of children and young people) continues to apply, with any necessary changes, in relation to a child or young person; and
	(b)	the repealed Act, section 384 (1) (j) and (k) continues to apply to a decision of the chief executive as if the reference in section 384 to an application to the administrative appeals tribunal for a review of the decision were a reference to an application to the ACAT, and with any necessary changes.
	(2)	To remove any doubt, the principles applying in relation to a child or young person under the repealed Act, part 2.2 (Principles applying to the Act) continue to apply in relation to the making of a decision or the taking of action under the repealed Act, chapter 10 in relation to a child or young person.
	(3)	The Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) does not apply to this section.
4	Modification of Act, ch 27—Act, s 894 (2)
The Act, section 969, definition of repealed Act applies as if it read as follows:
‘repealed Act  means the Children and Young People Act 1999, as in force immediately before its repeal.
Note	The application of the repealed Act, ch 10 (Employment of children and young people) is continued (see the Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009, s 3).’
5	Expiry
	(1)	Section 3 expires on the commencement of the Act, chapter 21.
	(2)	The remainder of this regulation expires on the expiry of the Act, part 27.7.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 26 February 2009.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2009