Australian Capital Territory

Children and Young People (Interstate Laws) Declaration 2008 (No 2)*
Notifiable Instrument NI2008 –502
made under the  
Children and Young People Act 2008, s641

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Children and Young People (Interstate Laws) Declaration 2008 (No 2).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 27 October 2008. 
3	Interstate laws
I declare each of the following State laws to be an interstate law for the Children and Young People Act 2008, chapter 17 (Interstate Transfer of Orders and Proceedings), 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) Part 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 2004 (WA),           
                                           part 6

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