Children’s Guardian Act 2019 No 25
Table of versions
| Effective date | Publication date | Amendments included | Notes |
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| 30 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | 2023 No
35 2023 No 39 |
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| 01 October 2023 | 01 October 2023 | 2022 No
14 |
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| 01 July 2023 | 01 July 2023 | 2018 No
70 |
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| 01 February 2023 | 01 February 2023 | 2021 No
30 |
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| 13 January 2023 | 13 January 2023 | 2022 No
59 |
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| 01 September 2022 | 01 September 2022 | 2020 No
24 2020 No 31 2021 No 30 2022 No 33 |
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| 18 July 2022 | 18 July 2022 | 2022 No
33 |
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| 16 June 2022 | 16 June 2022 | 2022 No
26 |
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| 01 February 2022 | 01 February 2022 | 2021 No
30 |
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| 08 December 2021 | 08 December 2021 | 2021 No
45 |
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| 23 June 2021 | 23 June 2021 | 2021 No
16 |
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| 11 December 2020 | 11 December 2020 | 2020 No
30 |
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| 27 October 2020 | 27 October 2020 | 2020 No
31 |
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| 28 September 2020 | 28 September 2020 | 2020 No
24 |
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| 14 May 2020 | 14 May 2020 | 2020 No
5 |
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| 02 March 2020 | 02 March 2020 | — | IA sec 30C |
| 01 March 2020 | 01 March 2020 | 2019 No
25 |
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| 04 December 2019 | 04 December 2019 |
Original legislation
Children’s Guardian Act 2019 No 25
Assented to 04.12.2019.
Date of commencement, except secs 131, 132 and Sch 5.10[5]–[7], 1.3.2020, sec 2(1).
Date of commencement of secs 131, 132 and Sch 5.10[5]–[7]: not in force.
Amended by Sch 5.10 to this Act.
Amending legislation
Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2023 No 39
Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2023 No 35
Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement of Schs 3 and 4, assent, sec 2(c).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022 No 59
Assented to 26.10.2022.
Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.
Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022 No 33
Assented to 01.07.2022.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[1]–[11] [13] [14], except to the extent it inserts sec 85(1C), [17] [21]–[37] [40]–[45] and [47]–[49], 1.9.2022, sec 2(b).
Date of commencement of Sch 1[12] [14], to the extent it inserts sec 85(1C), [15] [16] [18]–[20] [38] [39] and [46], 18.7.2022, sec 2(a).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 No 26
Assented to 16.06.2022.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 No 14
Assented to 13.04.2022.
Date of commencement, 1.10.2023, sec 2 and 2023 (11) LW 20.1.2023.
Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Children) Act 2021 No 45
Assented to 08.12.2021.
Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2(1).
Children’s Guardian Amendment (Child Safe Scheme) Act 2021 No 30
Assented to 18.11.2021.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[1] [2] [3], except to the extent it inserts sec 8J(c) and 8L(1)(b), [4]–[11] and [16]–[23], sec 2 and 2021 (753) LW 17.12.2021.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[3], to the extent it inserts sec 8J(c) and 8L(1)(b), 1.9.2022, sec 2 and 2022 (477) LW 26.8.2022.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[12]–[15], 1.2.2023, sec 2 and 2022 (729) LW 2.12.2022.
Families, Communities and Disability Services Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2021 No 16
Assented to 23.06.2021.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No 31
Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.2[1], 1.9.2022, sec 2(4).
Date of commencement of Sch 2.2[2]–[4], assent, sec 2(1).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 No 30
Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of amendments made by Schs 1.9 and 2.7, 11.12.2020, sec 2(3).
Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Courts and Civil) Act 2020 No 24
Assented to 28.09.2020.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.1[1]–[10] and [21], assent, sec 2(1).
Date of commencement of Sch 1.1[14]–[17], 1.9.2022, sec 2(2).
Sch 1.1[11] [13] and [18]–[20] were not commenced and were repealed by the Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022 No 33. Sch 1.1[12] was not commenced and was repealed by the Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No 31.
COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No 5
Assented to 14.05.2020.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, assent, sec 2(1).
Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2018 No 70
Assented to 22.11.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 4.16, 1.7.2023, sec 2(1) and 2023 (91) LW 2.3.2023.
Amending legislation
Children’s Guardian Act 2019 No 25
Assented to 04.12.2019.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.22, 1.3.2020, sec 2(1).
History notes
This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.
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Sec 6 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[1]. |
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Sec 8 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[2]. |
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Part 3A |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Part 3A, Div 1 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8A |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8AA |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8AB |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8AC |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8B |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Part 3A, Div 2 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8C |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8D |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8DA |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[1]. |
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Sec 8E |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Part 3A, Div 3 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8F |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8G |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. Am 2022 No 26, Sch 2.6[1]. |
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Sec 8H |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8I |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8J |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8K |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8L |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8M |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8N |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. Am 2023 No 35, Sch 3.1. |
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Sec 8O |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Part 3A, Div 4 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8P |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8Q |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8R |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8S |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8T |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Part 3A, Div 5 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8U |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8V |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8W |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Part 3A, Div 6 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8X |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8Y |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 8Z |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3]. |
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Part 3A, Div 7 |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[2]. |
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Sec 8ZA |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[2]. |
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Sec 8ZB |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[2]. |
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Sec 8ZC |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[2]. |
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Sec 8ZD |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[2]. |
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Sec 10 |
Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.10[1]; 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[1] [2]. |
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Sec 12 |
Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.10[2]. |
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Sec 15A |
Ins 2019 No 25, Sch 5.10[3]. |
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Sec 16 |
Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.10[4]; 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[3]–[6]. |
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Sec 18 |
Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.9[1]. |
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Sec 19 |
Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.9[2]. |
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Sec 27 |
Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[7]; 2022 No 26, Sch 2.6[2]. |
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Sec 29 |
Am 2021 No 45, Sch 5[1]. |
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Sec 30 |
Am 2021 No 45, Sch 5[2]–[4]. |
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Sec 33 |
Am 2021 No 45, Sch 5[5]. |
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Sec 36 |
Am 2021 No 45, Sch 5[6]. |
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Sec 37 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[4]. |
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Sec 43 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[5]. |
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Sec 49 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[6]. |
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Sec 51 |
Am 2023 No 35, Sch 4.5[1]. |
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Sec 54 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[7] [8]. |
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Sec 55 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[9]. |
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Sec 58 |
Am 2022 No 14, Sch 8.1[1] [2]. |
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Sec 61 |
Am 2022 No 14, Sch 8.1[3]. |
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Sec 63 |
Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[8]. |
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Sec 66 |
Am 2021 No 16, Sch 5[1]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 70 |
Am 2023 No 35, Sch 4.5[2]. |
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Part 5, heading |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[4]. |
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Sec 71 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[5]. |
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Sec 72 |
Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[9] [10]. Subst 2022 No 33, Sch 1[6]. |
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Sec 73 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[5]. |
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Sec 74 |
Subst 2022 No 33, Sch 1[7]. |
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Sec 75 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[8] [9]. |
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Part 5, Div 2 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[10]. |
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Sec 76 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[10]. |
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Sec 77 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[10]. |
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Sec 78 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[10]. |
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Sec 79 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[10]. |
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Sec 80 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[10]. |
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Sec 85 |
Am 2020 No 31, Sch 2.2[1]–[4]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[11]–[15]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.7[1]. |
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Sec 86 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[16] [17]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.7[1] [2]. |
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Sec 87 |
Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.7[1] [2]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[18]–[20]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.7[1] [3] [4]. |
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Sec 88 |
Am 2022 No 59, Sch 2.7[2] [5]. |
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Sec 93 |
Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[14]. |
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Sec 97 |
Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[15]. |
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Sec 98 |
Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[16]. |
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Sec 102 |
Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[17]. |
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Part 7, Div 1, heading |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[21]. |
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Sec 110A |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[22]. |
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Part 7, Div 2, heading |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[23]. |
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Sec 112 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[24] [25]. |
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Sec 113 |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[26]. |
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Part 7, Div 3, heading |
Rep 2022 No 33, Sch 1[27]. |
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Sec 121 |
Am 2023 No 39, Sch 2[1] [2]. |
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Sec 128 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[10]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[28] [29]. |
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Sec 131 |
Ins 2019 No 25, Sch 5.8[18] (provision transferred and renumbered from the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, sec 182). |
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Sec 132 |
Ins 2019 No 25, Sch 5.8[19] (provision transferred and renumbered from the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, sec 184). |
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Sec 141 |
Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.16 (subst 2019 No 25, Sch 5.22). |
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Sec 143 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[30]. |
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Sec 145 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[11]. |
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Sec 151 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[31]. |
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Part 9A |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Part 9A, Div 1 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152A |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152B |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152C |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152D |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152E |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152F |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Part 9A, Div 2 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152G |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152H |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152I |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152J |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Part 9A, Div 3 |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 152K |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sec 154 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[32] [33]. |
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Sec 163 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[13] [14]. |
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Sec 164 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[15]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[5]. |
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Sec 174 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[16]. |
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Sec 175 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[34]. |
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Sec 180 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[17]. |
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Sec 180A |
Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[18]. |
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Sec 184 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[5]. |
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Sch 1 |
Am 2022 No 33, Sch 1[35]. |
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Sch 2 |
Am 2021 No 30, Sch 1[19] [20]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[36]. |
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Sch 3 |
Am 2022 No 14, Sch 8.1[2]. |
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Sch 3A |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[37]. |
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Sch 3B |
Ins 2022 No 33, Sch 1[37]. |
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Sch 4 |
Am 2020 No 5, Sch 1.5; 2020 No 30, Sch 1.9[3]; 2021 No 16, Sch 5[2]; 2021 No 45, Sch 5[7]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[38] [39]; 2023 No 39, Sch 2[3]. |
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Sch 5 |
Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C. |
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Sch 6 |
Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.10[8]; 2020 No 24, Sch 1.1[21]; 2021 No 30, Sch 1[21]–[23]; 2022 No 14, Sch 8.1[4]; 2022 No 33, Sch 1[40]–[49]. |
Children’s Guardian Bill 2019
More information on the passage of this Bill through Parliament, including links to the second reading speech and Legislation Review Committee report, is available via the Bills tab on the Parliament website.
| Introduced (LC): 20 August 2019 | Bill (and Explanatory Note) - unavailable |
| 2nd Reading (LA): 20 August 2019 | |
| Assent: 04 December 2019 |  2019 No 25
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