Australian Capital Territory
Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009
SL2009-4
made under the
Children and Young People Act 2008
Republication No 1
Effective:  27 February 2009 – 16 July 2009
Republication date: 27 February 2009
Regulation not amended

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009, made under the Children and Young People Act 2008 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 27 February 2009.  It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial amendments
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009
made under the
Children and Young People Act 2008
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	3	Employment of children and young people—Act, s 894 (1)	2
	4	Modification of Act, ch 27—Act, s 894 (2)	3
	5	Expiry	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	5

Australian Capital Territory
Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009     

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.
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	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2009 SL2009-4
notified LR 26 February 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 February 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
commenced 27 February 2009 (s 2)
Note	This regulation exp 9 September 2013 (s 5 (2) and see Children and Young People Act 2008 A2008-19, s 895 (1)).
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om LA s 89 (4)
Employment of children and young people—Act, s 894 (1)
s 3	exp on the commencement of the Act, ch 21 (s 5 (1) and see Children and Young People Act 2008 A2008-19, s 2 (LA s 88 declaration applies))

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