Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01638:reg:5
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Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 17838–18683

5  Meaning of child welfare law—prescribed State or Territory laws
 (1) For the purposes of the definition of child welfare law in subsection 4(1) of the Act:
 (a) any law of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; and
 (b) a law in force in Norfolk Island (whether the law is a law of the Commonwealth or a law of Norfolk Island);
that relates to a matter mentioned in subsection (2) of this section is prescribed.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the matters are the imprisonment, detention or residence of a child upon being dealt with for a criminal offence.
 (3) For the purposes of the definition of child welfare law in subsection 4(1) of the Act, each law specified in an item of the following table is prescribed.

Prescribed child welfare laws
Item                           State or Territory law