330DAppointment of members and employment of executive officer

330D Appointment of members and employment of executive officer

Despite the repeal of Part 3.4 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, during the transitional period—

S. 330D(a) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 18.

(a) section 99 of that Act continues in force; and

(b) section 102 of that Act continues in force.

S. 330DA inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 19.

330DA Validation of appointments

(1) This section applies to the appointment of a member of a Suitability Panel under section 99(1) of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister purportedly made during the period—

(a) beginning on the first day of the transitional period; and

(b) ending on the commencement day.

(2) An appointment to which this section applies is taken to be, and to have always been, valid despite being made by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister.

(3) Any act or thing done or omitted to be done, directly or indirectly, in reliance on an appointment to which this section applies, whether before, on or after the commencement day, is not invalid and is taken to never have been invalid by reason only that the appointment was made by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister.

commencement day means the day on which Part 2.2 of the Social Services Regulation Amendment (Child Safety, Complaints and Worker Regulation) Act 2025 comes into operation.

S. 330E inserted by No. 17/2023 s. 18.