Children and Young People Act 2008
26Director-general must give identity cards
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26 Director-general must give identity cards (1) This section applies if the director-general delegates a power under this Act or another territory law to someone else (an authorised person). Note The director-general may delegate a power under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 20. (2) However, this section does not apply to a delegation under section 883A (Director-general delegations—approved care and protection organisations) or a subdelegation under section 883B (Subdelegations—approved care and protection organisations). (3) The director-general must give an authorised person an identity card stating the person’s name and that the person is an authorised person. (4) The identity card must show— (a) a recent photograph of the person; and (b) the card’s date of issue and expiry; and (5) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) stops being an authorised person; and (b) does not return the person’s identity card to the director-general as soon as practicable, but not later than 7 days after the day the person stops being an authorised person. Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit. (6) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Part 2.2 Children and Youth Services Council Part 2.2 Children and Youth Services Council 27 Establishment of council (1) The Minister may establish a council (a Children and Youth Services Council) from time to time to exercise stated functions for a stated period in relation to services for children and young people in the ACT. (2) The instrument establishing the council is a notifiable instrument.