592FEffect of relevant historical care and protection order in relation to an appointment, post, status or privilege 661

592F Effect of relevant historical care and protection order in relation to an appointment, post, status or privilege 661 592G Obligations of responsible agencies, other than Victoria Police, in relation to the release of official records and secondary records 662 592H Obligations of Victoria Police in relation to the release of official records and secondary records 662 592I Destruction of official records and secondary records 662 592J No effect on entitlement to compensation or creation of entitlement to compensation 663 Chapter 8—General 664 Part 8.1—Service of documents 664 593 Service of documents 664 594 Service on parent or child or other person 666 595 Proof of service 668 596 Person may cause document to be served 668 Part 8.2—Powers of Secretary in relation to medical services 669 597 Powers of Secretary in relation to medical services and operations 669 Part 8.3—Placing child in emergency care 672 598 Circumstances in which child may be placed in emergency care 672 Part 8.3A—Power of protective services officers to execute search warrants 674 598A Circumstances in which a protective services officer may apprehend a child under a search warrant 674 Part 8.4—Jurisdiction of Supreme Court 676 599 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 676 Part 8.5—Regulations 677 600 Regulations 677 Part 8.6—Repeals and transitional provisions 683 606 Transitional and saving provisions 683 607 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment Act 2008 683 607A Transitional provisions—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 683 608 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Identity Crime) Act 2009 684 609 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Act 2009 684 610 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009 685 611 Order specifying land, leases, licences and interests in land to be transferred to Secretary 686 612 Vesting of property in Secretary 687 613 Action by Registrar of Titles 689 614 Taxes 689 615 Land etc. vests subject to encumbrances 689 616 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Matters) Act 2010 690 617 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010 690 618 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 (CAYPINS) 691 619 Transitional provision—Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Security of Youth Justice Facilities) Act 2011 692 620 Transitional provision—Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012 692 621 Transitional provision—Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012 693 622 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2012 693 623 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Cancellation of Parole and Other Matters) Act 2013 693 624 Transitional provision—Children, Youth and Families Amendment Act 2013 694 625 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016 697 627 Transitional provisions—Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014 697 628 Transitional provisions—Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017 697 629 Transitional provision—Bail Amendment (Stage Two) Act 2018 697 630 Transitional and savings provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018 698 630A Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2018 698 631 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018 699 632 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Court and Other Matters) Act 2020 699 632A Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022—proceedings 699 632B Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022—power to make orders to resolve difficulty 700 633 Transitional provision—Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-determination and Other Matters) Act 2023—saving of authorisations of principal officers 701 635 Transitional provision—Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2024 702 635A Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Act 2025 703 637 Transitional provision—Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2025 703 640 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Community Safety) Act 2025 704 Schedules 705 Schedule 1—Transfer of child protection orders and proceedings 705 Schedule 2—Interstate transfer of young offenders 729 Schedule 3—Children and Young Persons Infringement Notice System 742 Schedule 4—Transitional and saving provisions 766 Schedule 5—Transitional provisions relating to the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014 781 Schedule 6—Transitional provisions relating to the Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017 788 Endnotes 789 1 General information 789 2 Table of Amendments 791 3 Explanatory details 812 **Version No.** **147** **Children, Youth and Families Act 2005** **No. 96 of 2005** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:** Chapter 1—Preliminary Part 1.1—Introduction 1 Purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to provide for community services to support children and families; and (b) to provide for the protection of children; and (c) to make provision in relation to children who have been charged with, or who have been found guilty of, offences; and (d) to continue The Children's Court of Victoria as a specialist court dealing with matters relating to children.