Australian Capital Territory

Children and Young People (Interstate laws) Declaration 2008 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2008–428
made under the  
Children and Young People Act 1999, s 299 (3) (Definitions for ch 8)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Children and Young People (Interstate laws) Declaration 2008 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after notification. 
3	Interstate laws
I declare each of the following State laws to be an interstate law for the Children and Young People Act 1999, chapter 8 (Children and young people in need of care and protection), being satisfied that each is a law that substantially corresponds to that chapter:
New South Wales	Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) chapter 14A
New Zealand	Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 (NZ) other than parts 3A
Northern Territory	Community Welfare Act (NT) part VIIA 
Queensland	Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) chapter 7
South Australia	Children’s Protection Act 1993 (SA) part 8
Tasmania	Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 (Tas) part 8
Victoria	Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic), part 4.12
Western Australia	Children and Community Services Act (WA), part 6

Katy Gallagher MLA
Minister for Children and Young People
      11  September 2008