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Children and Young People (Child Welfare Law) Declaration 2008 (No 1)
Notifiable Instrument NI2008–501
made under the  
Children and Young People Act 2008, s640

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Children and Young People (Child Welfare Law) Declaration 2008 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 27 October 2008. 
3	Interstate laws
I declare each of the following State laws to be a child welfare law for the Children and Young People Act 2008 (the Act), being satisfied that each law substantially corresponds to the care and protection chapters of the Act:
New South Wales	Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) 
New Zealand	Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 (NZ) 
Northern Territory	Community Welfare Act (NT) 
Queensland	Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) 
South Australia	Children’s Protection Act 1993 (SA) 
Tasmania	Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 (Tas) 
Victoria	Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic) 
Western Australia	Children and Community Services Act 2004 (WA)

Katy Gallagher MLA
Minister for Children and Young People
27 October 2008