Australian Capital Territory

Children and Young People (Childrens Services Council) Appointment 2006 (No 2)
Disallowable Instrument DI2006–226
made under the
Children and Young People Act 1999, Section 36 (Members of the Council) 
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Part 36 of the Children and Young People Act 1999 (the Act) allows the Minister to appoint the Childrens Services Council.  The Council consists of not less than 3, nor more than 10, members appointed by the Minister from the community.

This Disallowable Instrument appoints Bev Orr as a member under section 36 of the Act to the Childrens Services Council from 1 July 2006 until 30 June 2008.  

The appointee is not a Public Servant and this instrument makes an appointment to which the Legislation Act 2001, Division 19.3.3 applies. Accordingly, under the Legislation Act 2001, s.229 the instrument is a Disallowable Instrument.

Part 19.3 of the Legislation Act 2001 provides that certain statutory positions require consultation with a Legislative Assembly committee and are disallowable.  On 21 June 2006, a letter was received from Ms Mary Porter AM MLA, in her capacity as Chair of the Standing Committee on Education, Training and Young People advising that the Committee had considered the appointment to the Childrens Services Council in accordance with the Legislation Act 2001 and had no objections to the appointments and therefore made no recommendations.

Section 64 (Presentation of subordinate laws and disallowable instruments) of the Legislation Act 2001 provides that if a subordinate law or Disallowable Instrument is not presented to the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after its notification day, it is taken to be repealed.

This Instrument is necessary to provide the appointee with statutory authority to perform the duties of the Childrens Services Council under the Children and Young People Act 1999 and has been prepared in accordance with Section 36 of the Act.

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