An Act to amend the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and other legislation to give effect to recommendations of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2009.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
3 (Repealed)
s 3: Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 No 157
1.1
(Repealed)1.2 Amendments relating to recommendations 11.1 and 11.3
[1]–[23] (Repealed)
[24] Section 86 Contact orders
Insert after section 86 (1):(1A) The Children’s Court may make an order of the kind referred to in subsection (1) (a) only if:(a) it is made as an interim order pending the conclusion of the proceedings, or(b) the Court has, under section 83, approved a permanency plan involving restoration in relation to that child or young person.
[25] Section 86 (5) and (6)
Insert after section 86 (4):(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the referral, to alternative dispute resolution services, of disputes arising out of contact between a child or young person who is in out-of-home care and his or her parents or other family members.(6) Any such regulation is to apply only in relation to matters in respect of which the Children’s Court does not have power to make a contact order under this section.
[26]–[33] (Repealed)
1.3 Amendments relating to recommendations 11.1 (xvii) and 16.16 (i) and (viii)
[1]–[15] (Repealed)
1.4, 1.5
(Repealed)1.6 Other miscellaneous or consequential amendments
[1]–[6] (Repealed)
sch 1: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C; 2009 No 96, Sch 3 [1] [2]; 2010 No 105, Sch 2.3.
Schedule 2 Amendments relating to recommendations 11.2, 13.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.9 and 13.12
2.1 Amendment of Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 No 157
[1]–[4] (Repealed)
2.2 Amendment of Children’s Court Act 1987 No 53
[1]–[16] (Repealed)
2.3–2.5
(Repealed)2.6 Amendment of Children’s Court Rule 2000
[1]–[5] (Repealed)
sch 2: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C; 2009 No 77, Sch 2.4.
Schedule 3 Amendments relating to recommendations 23.3, 23.4 and 23.8
3.1 Amendment of Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 No 146
[1]–[19] (Repealed)
[1]–[5] (Repealed)
3.3, 3.4
(Repealed)sch 3: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C; 2009 No 96, Sch 3 [3]; 2010 No 119, Sch 1.2.