Australian Capital Territory
Children and Young People Act (Child welfare laws) Declaration 2002 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2002—No 156
made under the
Children and Young People Act 1999, s 299 (2) (Definitions for ch 8)

I declare each of the following State laws to be a child welfare law for the Children and Young People Act 1999, chapter 8 (Transfer of child care and protection orders and proceedings), being satisfied that each is a law that substantially corresponds to part 7.3 (Care and protection orders and emergency action):
	(a)	Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (Vic), part 3, division 6 (Protection Orders);
	(b)	Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld), part 4 (Child Protection Orders);
(c)	Children’s Protection 1993 (SA), part 5, division 2 (Care and Protection Orders); and
(d)	Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 (Tas), part 5, division 2 (Care and Protection Orders).

Simon Corbell MLA
Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services
16 May 2002