Australian Capital Territory
Children and Young People (Children and Youth Services Council) Appointment 2017 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2017–48
made under the  
Children and Young People Act 2008, Section 28 (Council Members) 

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Children and Young People (Children and Youth Services Council) Appointments 2017 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 1 March 2017. 
3	Children and Youth Services Council
I, under the provisions of the Children and Young People Act 2008, appoint:
•	Ms Bev Orr OAM (Chair)
•	Dr Gail Winkworth
•	Dr Catherine Sansum
•	Ms Michele Abel
•	Professor Debra Rickwood
•	the occupant of the position of Deputy Director General, Community Services Directorate (Ex-officio)
•	the occupant of the position of Executive Director, Office for Children, Youth and Family Support (Ex-officio)
as members of the Children and Youth Services Council for a period of 12 months until 28 February 2018.
The purpose of the Children and Youth Services Council is to provide the Minister for Disability, Children and Youth with independent advice on the implementation of A Step Up for Our Kids, the ACT Government’s five year strategy for out of home care.

Rachel Stephen-Smith, MLA
Minister for Disability, Children and Youth
   1   February 2017