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CHILDRENS PROTECTION (HARBOURING) AMENDMENT BILL 2012

South Australia

Children's Protection (Harbouring) Amendment Bill 2012

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Children's Protection Act 1993.


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
2Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Children's Protection Act 1993
3Amendment of section 52AA—Interpretation
4Amendment of section 52AAB—Direction not to harbour, conceal or communicate with child
5Insertion of section 52AAD
52AADSummary proceedings

Schedule 1—Transitional provision


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Children's Protection (Harbouring) Amendment Act 2012.

2—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Children's Protection Act 1993

3—Amendment of section 52AA—Interpretation

Section 52AA—after the definition of child insert:

senior police officer means a police officer of or above the rank of Inspector.

4—Amendment of section 52AAB—Direction not to harbour, conceal or communicate with child

Section 52AAB(1), (2) and (3)—delete "The Chief Executive" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

A senior police officer

5—Insertion of section 52AAD

After section 52AAC insert:

52AAD—Summary proceedings

Proceedings in the Magistrates Court for an offence against this Division may only be brought by a member of SA Police.

Schedule 1—Transitional provision

A direction in force under section 52AAB of the Children's Protection Act 1993 immediately before the commencement of this Act continues in force as if it were a direction given by a senior police officer under that section as amended by this Act.

 


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