Children’s Guardian Regulation 2022 (2022-122) (NSW)

Children's Guardian Regulation 2022

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Children's Guardian Regulation 2022.

2 Commencement (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website. (2) Part 2 and Schedule 1 commence on 18 July 2022.

3 Definitions The Dictionary in Schedule 8 defines certain terms used in this Regulation.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.

4 Residential care workers (1) For the Act, definition of residential care worker, paragraph (b) the following persons are prescribed— (a) a person who provides security services in a residential setting for a residential care provider, (b) a person who spends 60% or more of the time the person works for a residential care provider in a residential setting doing the following— (i) developing or implementing case management plans for children in statutory out-of-home care or supported out-of-home care, (ii) providing administrative support. (2) The provisions of this regulation relating to the residential care workers register do not apply to a person who— (a) is authorised or provisionally authorised as an authorised carer under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2022, section 18 or 19, and (b) only provides statutory out-of-home care or supported out-of-home care in a private capacity.

Part 2 Residential care workers register

Division 1 Preliminary

5 Dealing with information for purposes of keeping register For the Act, section 85(1A), the following persons are prescribed— (a) a residential care provider, (b) the Children's Guardian, (c) the Secretary.