Schedule 4 Amendment of children’s services legislation
(Section 3)
4.1 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 No 157
Omit section 220 (b).
Insert after section 220 (q):Fees(r) the charging of fees in connection with the administration of the licensing scheme under this Chapter (including the waiver, reduction, deferral and refund of any such fees).
[3] Section 220B Regulations for or with respect to out of school hours care services
Omit section 220B (f), (j) and (s).
Insert after section 220B (zb):Fees(zc) the charging of fees in connection with the administration of the registration scheme under this Chapter (including the waiver, reduction, deferral and refund of any such fees).
The proposed amendments provide regulation-making power for:(a) the charging of fees in connection with the administration of the children’s service licensing scheme under Chapter 12 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (the Act) (including the waiver, reduction, deferral and refund of any such fees), and(b) the charging of fees in connection with the administration of the out of school hours care services registration scheme under Chapter 12A of the Act (including the waiver, reduction, deferral and refund of any such fees).The proposed amendments also consequentially repeal existing regulation-making powers relating to fees for probity checks under Chapter 12 of the Act and applications for registration and variation, suspension and revocation of registration under Chapter 12A of the Act.
4.2 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection—Child Employment) Regulation 2005
[1] Clause 8 Applications for authorities and exemptions (clause 1 of Schedule 2)
Omit “$1,100” from clause 8 (1) (a). Insert instead “$2,200”.
Omit “$550”. Insert instead “$1,100”.
Omit “$484”. Insert instead “$968”.
The proposed amendments increase fees for an application for an employer’s authority or for an exemption from the requirement to hold such an authority, so that the fees apply on a cost recovery basis. The fees relate to applications to employ (within the meaning of section 221 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (the Act)) children in:(a) entertainment, exhibitions, performances or door-to-door sales, as referred to in section 223 (1) of the Act, and(b) still photographic sessions, as referred to in clause 5 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection—Child Employment) Regulation 2005.