Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES AMENDMENT (PERMANENT CARE AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2014 (NO. 61 OF 2014) - SECT 4

    (1)     In section 3(1) of the Principal Act, the definitions of "custody", custody to Secretary order , custody to third party order", "guardianship , guardianship to Secretary order", "interim protection order , long-term guardianship to Secretary order , supervised custody order and supervision order are repealed .

    (2)     In section 3(1) of the Principal Act, insert the following definitions—

""care by Secretary order "means an order referred to in section 275(1)(d);

"family preservation order "means an order referred to in section 275(1)(b);

"family reunification order "means an order referred to in section 275(1)(c);

"long-term care order" means an order referred to in section 275(1)(e);

"parental responsibility", in relation to a child, means all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which, by law or custom, parents have in relation to children;".

    (3)     In section 3(1) of the Principal Act—

        (a)     in the definition of "care", for "custody of" substitute "parental responsibility for";

        (b)     in the definition of "contact", for "custody of" substitute "care of".

    (4)     In section 3(1) of the Principal Act, for paragraph (d) of the definition of parent substitute —

    "(d)     any person who has parental responsibility for the child, other than the Secretary; and".