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CHILDREN'S COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1988 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Children’s Court of Western Australia Act (No. 2) 1988 4

69 of 1988

15 Dec 1988

s. 1 and 2: 15 Dec 1988;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Nov 1989 p. 4327)

Justices Amendment Act 1989 s. 18

33 of 1989

22 Dec 1989

1 Jun 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 May 1991 p. 2455)

Children’s Court of Western Australia Amendment Act  (No. 2) 1991

15 of 1991

21 Jun 1991

s. 1 and 2: 21 Jun 1991;
s. 8 and 20: 1 Dec 1989 (see s. 2(1));
balance: 9 Aug 1991 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 9 Aug 1991 p. 4101)

Acts Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1992 s. 4(3) and 6(8)

14 of 1992

17 Jun 1992

1 Aug 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jul 1992 p. 3671)

Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 5

31 of 1993

15 Dec 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2)

Young Offenders Act 1994 Pt. 11 Div. 2

104 of 1994

11 Jan 1995

13 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Mar 1995 p. 895)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 9

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Reprint of the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 as at 23 Apr 1996 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Restraining Orders Act 1997 s. 81

19 of 1997

28 Aug 1997

15 Sep 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 12 Sep 1997 p. 5149)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 31

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Abortion) Act 1998 s. 9

15 of 1998

26 May 1998

26 May 1998 (see s. 2)

School Education Act 1999 s. 247

36 of 1999

2 Nov 1999

1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7904)

Reprint of the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 as at 25 Aug 2000 (includes amendments listed above except those in the School Education Act 1999)

State Records (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 Pt. 2

53 of 2000

28 Nov 2000

1 Dec 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Nov 2001 p. 6067)

Acts Amendment (Evidence) Act 2000 Pt. 4

71 of 2000

6 Dec 2000

3 Jan 2001

Criminal Law (Procedure) Amendment Act 2002 Pt. 4 Div. 2

27 of 2002

25 Sep 2002

27 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Sep 2002 p. 4875)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 17, 107 and 122

65 of 2003

4 Dec 2003

1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 35

74 of 2003

15 Dec 2003

15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)

Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58

4 of 2004

23 Apr 2004

21 May 2004 (see s. 2)

Reprint 3: The Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 as at 10 Sep 2004 (includes amendments listed above)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 s. 14(3)

27 of 2004 (as amended by No. 41 of 2006 s. 95(2))

14 Oct 2004

31 May 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 May 2006 p. 1965)

Children and Community Services Act 2004 s. 251

34 of 2004

20 Oct 2004

1 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 2006 p. 695)

Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 29

45 of 2004

9 Nov 2004

1 Feb 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 7

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 Pt. 4 and s. 80

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations (Consequential Provisions) Act 2005 Pt. 5

24 of 2005

2 Dec 2005

1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 23 Dec 2005 p. 6244)

Reprint 4: The Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 as at 21 Apr 2006 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2004)

Prisons and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 6

65 of 2006

8 Dec 2006

4 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Apr 2007 p. 1491)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and 17

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 57

2 of 2008

12 Mar 2008

27 Apr 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Apr 2008 p. 1559)

Acts Amendment (Justice) Act 2008 Pt. 2

5 of 2008

31 Mar 2008

31 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 11 Jul 2008 p. 3253)

Cross-border Justice Act 2008 Pt. 15 Div. 1

7 of 2008

31 Mar 2008

1 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 9 Oct 2009 p. 3991)

Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008 s. 43

14 of 2008

15 Apr 2008

28 Mar 2009 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 2009 p. 917)

Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 643

21 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)

Reprint 5: The Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 as at 13 Feb 2009 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Cross-border Justice Act 2008, the Legal Profession Act 2008 and the Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008)

Prohibited Behaviour Orders Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 1

59 of 2010

8 Dec 2010

23 Feb 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 23 Feb 2011 p. 633)

Young Offenders Legislation Amendment (Research Information) Act 2011 Pt. 2

26 of 2011

11 Jul 2011

12 Jul 2011 (see s. 2(b))

1M Under the Cross-border Justice Act 2008 section 14, in order to give effect to that Act, this Act must be applied with the modifications prescribed by the Cross border Justice Regulations 2009 Part 3 Division 4 as if this Act had been altered in that way. If a modification is to replace or insert a numbered provision, the new provision is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the provision number. If a modification is to replace or insert a definition, the new definition is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the defined term.

1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 75 5

43 of 2000

2 Nov 2000

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(2))

Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 7 6

8 of 2012

21 May 2012

Operative on commencement of the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 (see s. 2(d))

2 The Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938 was repealed by the State Superannuation Act 2000 s. 39 but its provisions continue to apply to and in relation to certain schemes because of the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 26 and those provisions may be amended by regulations under subsection (3) of that section.

3 Footnote no longer applicable.

4 Now known as the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988; short title changed (see note under s. 1).

5 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 75 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:


75. Various provisions repealed

The provisions listed in the Table to this section are repealed.

Table of provisions repealed

Act

Provision

..........................

........

Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988

s. 7(4)

......................

........


6 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 7 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:


Division 7 — Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 amended

55. Act amended

This Division amends the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988.

56. Section 51A amended

Delete section 51A(3)(h) and insert:


(h) the CEO as defined in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4;




Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
adult 19C(1)(a)(i)
CEO (young offenders) 3(1)
child 3(1)
Court 3(1)
court record 51A(1)
decision 30(3)
detention 21(1)
judge 3(1)
judgment 39A(1)
legal experience 3(2)
legal practitioner 3(1)
magistrate 3(1)
prescribed officer 33(1)
President 3(1)
prohibited matter 36A(1)
reasons 51A(1)
registrar 3(1)
young offenders agency 3(1)



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