Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Children’s Court Act 1987 No 53. Assented to 29.5.1987. Date of commencement of secs 1 and 2, assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement, secs 1 and 2 excepted, 18.1.1988, sec 2 (2) and GG No 8 of 15.1.1988, p 172. This Act has been amended as follows:

1987	No 268	Children’s Court (Amendment) Act 1987. Assented to 16.12.1987.
1991	No 71	Courts Legislation (Contempt) Amendment Act 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement, 28 days after assent.
1998	No 158	Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1]–[4] and [6]–[18], 18.12.2000, sec 2 and GG No 159 of 8.12.2000, p 12781; date of commencement of Sch 1 [5], 17.4.2000, sec 2 and GG No 48 of 17.4.2000, p 3349.
1999	No 69	Local Courts Amendment (Part-time Magistrates) Act 1999. Assented to 30.11.1999. Date of commencement, 17.12.1999, sec 2 and GG No 141 of 17.12.1999, p 11905.
2000	No 58	Children’s Court Amendment Act 2000. Assented to 5.7.2000. Date of commencement, immediately after the commencement of Sch 1 [7] to the Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998 (ie 18.12.2000), sec 2 and GG No 159 of 8.12.2000, p 12781.
	No 93	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2.6, assent, sec 2 (2).
2005	No 93	Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 31.12.2005, sec 2 and GG No 164 of 23.12.2005, p 11221.
2007	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Schs 1.11, 2 and 7, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009. The amendment made by Sch 1.11 [2] was without effect as the provision being amended was repealed by the Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2009.
2009	No 13	Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2009. Assented to 7.4.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 2.2 [1]–[6] [8] [9] [11]–[15] and [16] (except to the extent that it inserts cl 8 in Sch 2), 1.6.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (178) LW 22.5.2009; date of commencement of Sch 2.2 [7], 24.1.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (8) LW 22.1.2010; date of commencement of Sch 2.2 [10] and [16] (to the extent that it inserts cl 8 in Sch 2), 1.7.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (311) LW 1.7.2011.
	No 77	Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 3.11.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 2.5, assent, sec 2 (1).
2010	No 63	Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 135	Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 7.12.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).
2013	No 1	Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 28.2.2013. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Table of amendments

Sec 3	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (1); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.11 [1]; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [1].
Sec 6	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (2). Subst 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [2].
Sec 6A	Ins 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [2]. Am 2010 No 63, Sch 1.5.
Sec 6B	Ins 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [2].
Sec 7	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (3) (4); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.6 [1]; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [3]–[5].
Sec 8	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (3) (5) (6); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [5]. Rep 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [6].
Sec 9	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (3) (6) (7). Rep 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [6].
Sec 10	Rep 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 10A	Ins 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2000 No 58, Sch 1; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [7].
Sec 11	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (8); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 13	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (3); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [9]. Subst 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [8]. Am 2009 No 77, Sch 2.5 [1] [2].
Part 3A	Ins 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 15A	Ins 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [10]. Am 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [9].
Sec 15B	Ins 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [10]. Am 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [10].
Sec 16	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (4) (6) (9); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [11]–[13]. Subst 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [11]. Am 2013 No 1, Sch 1.5.
Sec 17	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (3) (6) (10); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [14]. Rep 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [6].
Sec 18	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (6); 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [9].
Sec 21	Am 1991 No 71, Sch 1; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 22	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (3) (6) (11); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [15] [16]; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [9].
Sec 22A	Ins 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [12].
Sec 23	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (4); 2005 No 93, Sch 2.
Secs 23A, 23B	Ins 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [13].
Sec 24	Ins 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [17].
Sch 1	Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (12)–(16); 1999 No 69, Sch 2.1 [1]; 2007 No 94, Sch 7; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [14]; 2010 No 135, Sch 5.
Sch 2	Ins 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [18]. Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.11 [3]; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [15] [16]; 2009 No 77, Sch 2.5 [3].
Sch 3, heading (previously Sch 2, heading)	Ins 1999 No 69, Sch 2.1. [2]. Subst 2000 No 93, Sch 2.6 [2].
Sch 3 (previously Sch 2)	Ins 1999 No 69, Sch 2.1. [2]. Am 2000 No 93, Sch 2.6 [3].