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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 11 Hansard (19 October) . . Page.. 3310 ..
(2) A person, including a carer, may exercise parental responsibility on behalf of the chief executive in accordance with this Act.".
Mr Speaker, this amendment simply includes carers in the list of those who may have parental responsibility in relation to a child.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 18 to 26, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clauses 27 and 28, by leave, taken together
MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education) (5.10): I seek leave to move government amendments 1 and 2 together.
Leave granted.
MR STEFANIAK: I move:
Clause 27, page 14, line 14, omit the clause, substitute the following clause:
"27 Who can the chief executive get help from?
(1) For this Act, the chief executive may request a Territory authority or statutory office holder to provide information, advice, guidance, assistance, documents, facilities or services relevant to the physical or emotional welfare of children and young people.
(2) If a request is made of an authority or office holder under this section, the authority or office holder must promptly comply with the request.".
Clause 28, page 14, line 28, omit the clause, substitute the following clause:
"28 Power to give and receive information
(1) The Minister or chief executive may-
(a) give a defined entity information relevant to the safety, welfare and well-being of children and young people; and
(b) give a person information held by the Minister or chief executive in relation to the person; and
(c) in relation to the chief executive only-ask a defined entity to give the chief executive information relevant to the safety, welfare and well being of children and young people.
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