343Application of section 308

343 Application of section 308 (1) Section 308, as in force before the commencement of section 25 of the Territory Families Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (the commencement), continues to apply in relation to offences committed before the commencement. (2) For this section, if any of the conduct constituting an offence occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed before the commencement. Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 169 section 311 Community Welfare Act 1983 Act No. 76 of 1983 Community Welfare Amendment Act 1989 Act No. 70 of 1989 Community Welfare Amendment Act 1995 Act No. 54 of 1995 Community Welfare Amendment Act 1999 Act No. 6 of 1999 Community Welfare Amendment Act 2002 Act No. 61 of 2002 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 170 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (Act No. 37, 2007) Assent date 12 December 2007 Commenced Ch 1 and pts 3.3 and 5.1: 7 May 2008 (Gaz G18, 7 May 2008, p 4); Ch 2 (exc pt 2.1, div 6 and s 127), Ch 3, pts 3.1 and 3.2 (exc s 187) and Ch 5, pts 5.2 to 5.6: 8 December 2008 (Gaz G47, 26 November 2008, p 6); Ch 4: 9 June 2009 (Gaz S27, 1 June 2009); Ch 2, pt 2.1, div 6: 18 August 2010 (Gaz S43, 18 August 2010); s 187: 1 July 2011 (Gaz S32, 20 June 2011); s 127: nc Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008) Assent date 14 November 2008 Commenced 1 July 2008 (s 2) Care and Protection of Children Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 23, 2009) Assent date 1 September 2009 Commenced 1 September 2009 Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009) Assent date 1 September 2009 Commenced 16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3) Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 (Act No. 18, 2010) Assent date 20 May 2010 Commenced 1 July 2010 (s 2) Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40, 2010) Assent date 18 November 2010 Commenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011, p 4) Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 171 Care and Protection of Children (Children's Commissioner) Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 9, 2011) Assent date 18 April 2011 Commenced 1 July 2011 (Gaz S32, 20 June 2011) Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 16, 2011) Assent date 20 May 2011 Commenced 20 May 2011 Statute Law Revision Act 2011 (Act No. 30, 2011) Assent date 31 August 2011 Commenced 21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 5) Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Act No. 44, 2011) Assent date 21 December 2011 Commenced 27 January 2012 ((other than amdts to Darwin Port Corporation Act and Marine Act listed in the Sch to Act) Gaz S3, 27 January 2012)) Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (Act No. 46, 2011) Assent date 21 December 2011 Commenced 1 January 2012 (Gaz S76, 23 December 2011) Care and Protection of Children Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2012 (Act No. 9, 2012) Assent date 27 April 2012 Commenced 1 July 2012 (Gaz G24, 13 June 2012, p 4) Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2012 (Act No. 17, 2012) Assent date 22 May 2012 Commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2) Care and Protection of Children Amendment (Legal Representation and Other Matters) Act 2013 (Act No. 32, 2013) Assent date 18 December 2013 Commenced 1 January 2014 (Gaz S72, 23 December 2013) Children's Commissioner Act 2013 (Act No. 33, 2013) Assent date 18 December 2013 Commenced 1 January 2014 (Gaz S72, 23 December 2013) Care and Protection of Children Amendment (Charter of Rights) Act 2014 (Act No. 2, 2014) Assent date 20 March 2014 Commenced 25 June 2014 (Gaz G25, 25 June 2014, p 1) Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014) Assent date 2 June 2014 Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014 (s 2) Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27, 2014) Assent date 4 September 2014 Commenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2) Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 172 Care and Protection of Children Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 3, 2015) Assent date 25 March 2015 Commenced 1 July 2015 (Gaz G22, 3 June 2015, p 1) Education Act 2015 (Act No. 28, 2015) Assent date 10 December 2015 Commenced pt 6, divs 2 and 4 and pt 7: 1 April 2016; pt 3: 1 July 2016; rem: 1 January 2016 (s 2) Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) Assent date 6 April 2016 Commenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016) Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017) Assent date 10 March 2017 Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3) Expungement of Historical Homosexual Offence Records Act 2018 (Act No. 8, 2018) Assent date 23 May 2018 Commenced 14 November 2018 (Gaz G46, 14 November 2018, p 1) Care and Protection of Children Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 24, 2019) Assent date 2 September 2019 Commenced 2 March 2020 (Gaz G5, 5 February 2020, p 2) Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020) Assent date 19 November 2020 Commenced 20 November 2020 Territory Families Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 25, 2021) Assent date 15 December 2021 Commenced pt 4: 13 January 2022 (Gaz S2, 13 January 2022); rem: 1 February 2022 (Gaz S3, 31 January 2022) Criminal Code Amendment (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Act 2022 (Act No. 30, 2022) Assent date 16 December 2022 Commenced 1 August 2023 (Gaz S50, 24 July 2023) Care and Protection of Children Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 8, 2023) Assent date 20 April 2023 Commenced 21 April 2023 (s 2) Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023) Assent date 17 August 2023 Commenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S20, 22 March 2024) 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 13, 24, 43, 57, 60, 92, 145, 185, 199, 208, 209, 293C, 312, 323, 329, 331, 332 and 335. Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 173 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS s 5 amd No. 46, 2011, s 19; No. 9, 2012, s 4; No. 33, 2013, s 62 s 4 amd No. 32, 2013, s 19 s 6 amd No. 8, 2023, s 4 s 7 amd No. 25, 2021, s 4 s 8 amd No. 24, 2019, s 4 s 8A ins No. 25, 2021, s 5 s 10 amd No. 24, 2019, s 5 s 10A ins No. 24, 2019, s 6 s 12 amd No. 24, 2019, s 7; No. 8, 2023, s 5 s 12A ins No. 8, 2023, s 6 s 13 amd No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 18, 2010, s 89; No. 16, 2011, s 19; No. 9, 2011, s 4; No. 46, 2011, s 20; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 9, 2012, s 5; No. 17, 2012, s 55; No. 33, 2013, s 63; No. 19, 2014, s 26; No. 3, 2015, s 4; No. 28, 2015, s 195; No. 9, 2016, s 51; No. 25, 2021, s 6 s 15 amd No. 25, 2021, s 7 s 22 amd No. 32, 2013, s 11 s 23 amd No. 3, 2015, s 5 s 24 amd No. 9, 2011, s 5; No. 33, 2013, s 64 s 26 sub No. 23, 2009, s 3 amd No. 20, 2023, s 54 ss 27 – 29 amd No. 23, 2009, s 6 s 30 amd No. 23, 2009, s 4; No. 46, 2011, s 21 s 31 amd No. 32, 2013, s 19 s 32 amd No. 23, 2009, s 6 s 34 amd No. 9, 2011, s 23; No. 46, 2011, s 22; No. 9, 2012, s 6; No. 25, 2021, s 8 s 37 amd No. 9, 2011, s 6 s 38 amd No. 25, 2021, s 9 s 42 amd No. 24, 2019, s 8 s 43 amd No. 33, 2013, s 65; No. 25, 2021, s 10 s 44 amd No. 46, 2011, s 23 s 51 amd No. 3, 2015, s 6 s 52 amd No. 32, 2013, s 12 s 53 amd No. 3, 2015, s 7 s 57 amd No. 32, 2013, s 13; No. 27, 2014, s 57 s 60 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 32, 2013, s 14; No. 4, 2017, s 34 s 63 amd No. 32, 2013, s 15; No. 9, 2016, s 52 ch 2 div 1A hdg ins No. 2, 2014, s 4 s 68A ins No. 2, 2014, s 4 s 70 amd No. 24, 2019, s 9; No. 25, 2021, s 11 s 71 amd No. 24, 2019, s 10 s 72A ins No. 24, 2019, s 11 amd No. 8, 2023, s 8 s 73 amd No. 24, 2019, s 12 s 74 amd No. 24, 2019, s 13; No. 8, 2023, s 9 s 76 amd No. 24, 2019, s 14 ch 2 div 4A hdg ins No. 32, 2013, s 7 s 83A ins No. 32, 2013, s 7 s 83B ins No. 32, 2013, s 7 amd No. 25, 2021, s 12 s 84 amd No. 32, 2013, s 8 s 84A ins No. 32, 2013, s 9 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 174 s 84B ins No. 32, 2013, s 9 amd No. 25, 2021, s 13 ss 84C – 84D ins No. 32, 2013, s 9 s 85 sub No. 32, 2013, s 9 ch 2 div 5 hdg sub No. 24, 2019, s 15 s 85A ins No. 24, 2019, s 15 s 85B ins No. 25, 2021, s 14 s 86 amd No. 24, 2019, s 16; No. 25, 2021, s 15 s 87 amd No. 9, 2016, s 53 s 88 sub No. 9, 2016, s 54 ch 2 div 2 hdg sub No. 9, 2016, s 54 s 89 sub No. 9, 2016, s 54 s 90 amd No. 9, 2016, s 55 s 91 amd No. 9, 2016, s 56 s 101 amd No. 8, 2023, s 10 s 103 amd No. 3, 2015, s 8 s 104 amd No. 40, 2010, s 118 s 104A ins No. 24, 2019, s 17 s 106 amd No. 3, 2015, s 9; No. 24, 2019, s 18 s 108 amd No. 32, 2013, s 16 s 109 amd No. 3, 2015, s 10 s 110 amd No. 3, 2015, s 11 s 121 amd No. 24, 2019, s 19 s 122 amd No. 24, 2019, s 20 s 123 amd No. 24, 2019, s 21 s 124 amd No. ,2013, s 19 sub No. 24, 2019, s 22 s 126 amd No. 9, 2012, s 7 s 128 amd No. 24, 2019, s 23 s 129 amd No. 24, 2019, s 24 s 130 amd No. 24, 2019, s 25 s 135 amd No. 32, 2013, s 17 s 137 amd No. 32, 2013, s 19; No. 24, 2019, s 26 ch 2 pt 2.3, div 4 sdiv 4 hdg ins No. 3, 2015, s 12 s 137A ins No. 3, 2015, s 12 s 137B ins No. 3, 2015, s 12 amd No. 24, 2019, s 27 s 137C ins No. 3, 2015, s 12 sub No. 24, 2019, s 28 ss 137D – 137M ins No. 3, 2015, s 12 s 138 amd No. 3, 2015, s 13 s 139 amd No. 3, 2015, s 14; No. 24, 2019, s 29 s 143 amd No. 3, 2015, s 15 ch 2 div 6A hdg ins No. 32, 2013, s 4 ss 143A – 143E ins No. 32, 2013, s 4 ch 2 div 6B hdg ins No. 8, 2023, s 11 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 175 ss 143F – 143H ins No. 8, 2023, s 11 s 146 rep No. 32, 2013, s 5 s 173 amd No. 9, 2016, s 57 s 175 amd No. 9, 2016, s 58 s 176 amd No. 9, 2016, s 59 s 177 amd No. 25, 2009, s 10 s 179 amd No. 9, 2016, s 60 ch 2 pt 2.5 hdg ins No. 25, 2021, s 16 s 183A ins No. 25, 2021, s 16 ch 2 pt 2.6 hdg ins No. 25, 2021, s 16 s 183B ins No. 25, 2021, s 16 s 185 amd No. 46, 2011, s 24; No. 28, 2015, s 195 s 190 amd No. 8, 2018, s 35; No. 25, 2021, s 17; No. 30, 2022, s 10 s 195 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3 s 199 amd No. 28, 2015, s 195; No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 204 amd No. 32, 2013, s 18 s 211 amd No. 9, 2011, s 23; No. 46, 2011, s 25 ch 4 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.1 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 5 pt 5.1 hdg rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ss 223 – 232 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 s 233 amd No. 25, 2009, s 10 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.2 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.3 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ss 234 – 240 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.4 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ss 241 – 246 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.5 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ss 247 – 250 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.6 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ss 251 – 253 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.7 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ss 254 – 256 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 4 pt 4.8 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 s 257 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 5 div 1 hdg rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 s 258 amd No. 9, 2011, s 7 s 259 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 176 ss 260 – 261 sub No. 9, 2011, s 8 s 262 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ch 5 div 2 hdg rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ch 5 sdiv 1 hdg rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 s 263 amd No. 9, 2011, s 23 s 264 amd No. 9, 2011, s 9 s 265 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ch 5 sdiv 2 hdg rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 s 266 amd No. 9, 2011, s 10 ss 267 – 268 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ch 5 sdiv 3 hdg rep No. 9, 2011, s 17 ch 5 div 3 hdg ins No. 9, 2011, s 15 ss 269 – 270 sub No. 9, 2011, s 16 div 4 hdg ins No. 9, 2011, s 16 s 271 amd No. 40, 2010, s 118 sub No. 9, 2011, s 16 s 272 sub No. 9, 2011, s 16 ch 5 div 5 hdg ins No. 9, 2011, s 16 s 273 amd No. 9, 2011, s 18 ss 274 – 277 rep No. 32, 2013, s 66 ch 5 div 6 hdg renum No. 9, 2011, s 11 s 278 amd No. 9, 2011, s 19; No. 44, 2011, s 27 s 279 amd No. 9, 2011, s 20 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 177 ch 5 div 7 hdg renum No. 9, 2011, s 12 ss 280 – 281 amd No. 9, 2011, s 23 s 282 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ch 5 div 8 hdg renum No. 9, 2011, s 13 s 283 amd No. 9, 2011, s 23 s 284 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ch 5 div 9 hdg renum No. 9, 2011, s 14 ss 285 – 290 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 s 291 amd No. 40, 2010, s 118 ss 292 – 293 rep No. 33, 2013, s 66 ch 5 pt 5.1A hdg ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 ch 5 div 1 hdg ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 s 293A ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 amd No. 25, 2021, s 19 s 293B ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 amd No. 25, 2021, s 20 s 293C ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 amd No. 28, 2015, s 195; No. 25, 2021, s 21 div 2 hdg ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 s 293D ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 amd No. 25, 2021, s 22 s 293E ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 amd No. 25, 2021, s 23 ch 5 div 3 hdg ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 ss 293F – 293J ins No. 9, 2012, s 8 s 293K ins No. 25, 2021, s 24 ch 5 pt 5.1B hdg ins No. 8, 2023, s 12 ss 293L – 293S ins No. 8, 2023, s 12 s 299 amd No. 33, 2013, s 67 s 301 amd No. 3, 2015, s 16 s 304 amd No. 32, 2013, s 10 s 308 amd No. 32, 2013, s 19 sub No. 25, 2021, s 25 s 308A ins No. 25, 2021, s 25 ch 5 pt 5.5 div 4 hdg rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 178 ss 324 – 328 rep No. 46, 2011, s 26 ch 5 pt 5.6 hdg exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 ins No. 23, 2009, s 5 amd No. 9, 2011, s 21 ch 5 div 1 hdg ins No. 9, 2011, s 21 s 334 exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 ins No. 23, 2009, s 5 ch 5 div 1 hdg exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 ch 5 div 2 hdg ins No. 9, 2011, s 22 ch 5 div 2 note ins No. 33, 2013, s 68 s 335 exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 ins No. 9, 2011, s 22 ch 5 div 2 hdg exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 ss 336 – 344 exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 ch 5 div 3 hdg exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 s 345 exp No. 37, 2007, s 345 ch 5 div 3 hdg ins No. 32, 2013, s 6 s 336 ins No. 32, 2013, s 6 ch 5 div 4 hdg ins No. 24, 2019, s 30 ss 337 – 342 ins No. 24, 2019, s 30 ch 5 div 5 hdg ins No. 25, 2021, s 26 s 343 ins No. 25, 2021, s 26