Western Australian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 49 OF 2010) - SECT 83

83 .         Schedule 1 amended

        (1)         In the heading to Schedule 1 Division 5 after “ General ” insert:

                provisions for transition to this Act

        (2)         At the end of Schedule 1 insert:

Division 6  —  Provisions for the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010

26.         Authorised officers

                An appointment that was in effect under section 25 immediately before the commencement of the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 52 (the amending section ) is, on and after that commencement, to be taken to be a designation under section 25 as inserted by the amending section.

27.         Ministerial Body

        (1)         In this clause —

        Ministerial Body has the meaning given in section 17 as amended by the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 44;

        section 18(1) means section 18(1) as inserted by the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 45.

        (2)         The renaming of the Ministerial Body under section 18(1) does not affect its continuity or legal status.

        (3)         A reference in a written law or other document to the Community Development Ministerial Body is to be construed as a reference to the Ministerial Body as renamed under section 18(1) unless in the context it would be inappropriate to do so.

28.         Protection orders (enduring parental responsibility)

        (1)         In this clause —

        commencement means the commencement of the Children and Community Services Amendment Act 2010 section 27.

        (2)         A protection order (enduring parental responsibility) that was in effect under this Act immediately before the commencement has effect, on and after the commencement, as if it were a protection order (special guardianship).

        (3)         On and after the commencement any protection proceedings or other proceedings under this Act concerning a protection order (enduring parental responsibility) that have not been finally determined are to be dealt with and determined as if they were proceedings concerning a protection order (special guardianship).

        (4)         A reference in a written law or other document to a protection order (enduring parental responsibility) under this Act is to be construed as a reference to a protection order (special guardianship) unless in the context it would be inappropriate to do so.