Children and Young Persons (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2000 (2000-698) (NSW)

Children and Young Persons (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2000

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Children and Young Persons (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2000.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 18 December 2000.

3 Definitions In this Regulation: accreditation criteria has the same meaning as it has in the principal Regulation. the new Act means the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998. the old Act means the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987. the principal Regulation means the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2000. transitional designated agency means a designated agency accredited by force of clause 22A or 22AA.

4 Notes The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 General provisions

5 General savings Except as otherwise provided by this Regulation, nothing in this Regulation affects the application of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987.

6 Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders If any thing was commenced to be done or omitted under a provision of the old Act but not completed before the repeal of the provision in relation to a child or young person who was not an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander under the old Act but who is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander under the new Act, the thing is to be completed: (a) under the old Act (except as provided by paragraph (b)), as if the child or young person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and (b) in accordance with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander principles in Part 2 of Chapter 2 of the new Act.

7 Temporary care arrangements (1) A temporary care arrangement in force under section 14 of the old Act immediately before the repeal of that section is taken to be a temporary care arrangement under section 151 of the new Act and continues for the remainder of the period for which the arrangement was made or renewed. (2) An application for the review of a temporary care arrangement under section 14 (9) of the old Act that has not been determined before the repeal of that provision is taken to be an application for the review of a temporary care arrangement under section 152 (6) of the new Act. (3) A child or young person who, immediately before the repeal of section 16 of the old Act, was in the custody of the Director-General pursuant to that section is taken to be a child or young person of whom the Director-General has the care responsibility pursuant to section 154 of the new Act.