Controlled Substances (Youth Treatment Orders) Amendment Bill

Final Stages

The House of Assembly agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the House of Assembly desires the concurrence of the Legislative Council:

No 1. Clause 2, page 2, after line 7—Insert:

(2) Section 7(5) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1915 does not apply to this Act or to a provision of this Act.

No 2. Clause 7, page 4, line 37 [clause 7, inserted section 54B(4)]—Delete 'subsection (5)' and substitute 'subsections (5) and (5a)'

No 3. Clause 7, page 5, after line 4 [clause 7, inserted section 54B]—After subsection (5) insert:

(5a) Until the prescribed day, an order made under this Part will cease when the child is released from detention (if the order has not ceased at an earlier time).

No 4. Clause 7, page 10, lines 32 to 34 [clause 7, inserted section 54L(1)(c)]—Delete paragraph (c)

No 5. Clause 7, page 10, line 35 [clause 7, inserted section 54L(1)(d)]—Delete 'Guardian for Children and Young People' and substitute:

person responsible for exercising functions under the visitor scheme (established under subsection (2))

No 6. Clause 7, page 10, line 37 [clause 7, inserted section 54L(1)(e)]—Delete 'psychiatrist' and substitute 'medical practitioner'

No 7. Clause 7, page 11, lines 21 to 25 [clause 7, inserted section 54L(2)]—Delete subsection (2) and substitute:

(2) The Minister must ensure that a visitor scheme is established, in accordance with the regulations, to monitor the health, safety and wellbeing of children who are detained pursuant to detention orders.

(2a) The regulations may confer functions under the visitor scheme on the Training Centre Visitor appointed under the Youth Justice Administration Act 2016, the Guardian for Children and Young People or a person appointed as the visitor for the purposes of the scheme by the Governor.

No 8. Clause 7, page 11, lines 32 to 36 [clause 7, inserted section 54L(4)]—Delete subsection (4)

At 18:28 the council adjourned until Tuesday 29 October 2019 at 14:15.