Employment Limits for Children Aged 8 to 15
Children's Guardian Amendment Bill 2025
Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Kate Washington MP (ALP); The Hon Rose Jackson (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Robyn Preston LIB
“On behalf of the Opposition and representing my colleague the Hon. Natasha Maclaren-Jones in the other place, I contribute to debate on the Children’s Guardian Amendment Bill 2025. The bill is about ensuring that the systems we have in place to protect children are not only sound in principle but also effective in practice.”
Karen McKeown ALP
“I speak in debate on the Children’s Guardian Amendment Bill 2025, which gives effect to the findings of the statutory review of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019. It is important that I declare I am a member and deputy chair of the Committee on Children and Young People.”
Donna Davis ALP
“I make a contribution to debate on the Children’s Guardian Amendment Bill 2025. Our children are our future. They are the future of this State and our nation. One of our most important roles as a government is ensuring that all departments and agencies that touch the lives of children prioritise their safety, welfare and wellbeing.”
Liesl Tesch ALP
“I speak in support of the Children’s Guardian Amendment Bill 2025. This bill is so important for protecting our young people, the future of our State. In my electorate and, I am sure, all members’ electorates, when I meet with young people, it brings only joy. Doing everything we can to protect and secure their future is an important part of our role.”
Julia Finn ALP
“The Children’s Guardian Amendment Bill 2025 will amend the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 to implement the legislative recommendations of the statutory review of the Act and make amendments for other purposes.”
David Saliba ALP
“I speak in support of the Children’s Guardian Amendment Bill 2025. I thank the Minister for Families and Communities for her work in the space. The bill amends the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 to implement legislative recommendations of the statutory review of the Act and makes amendments for other purposes.”
Kate Washington ALP
“I thank the member for Hawkesbury, who gave a contribution on behalf of the shadow Minister for Families and Communities; the member for Penrith, who is the deputy chair of the Committee on Children and Young People; the member for Parramatta, who is a member of that committee; the member for Gosford, who is the Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Communities; the member for Granville, who is…”
News articles and press releases
Children's Guardian Amendment Bill 2025
The Hon. ROSE JACKSON, Minister for Water — 2025-05-27
The review focused on four key areas: the Reportable Conduct Scheme, the regulation of child employment in specific sectors, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and the Official Community Visitors scheme. The accreditation and monitoring functions of the Children’s Guardian were not covered by the statutory review as they had previously been reviewed. The Child Safe Scheme was also not included in the scope of the statutory review because it only commenced on 1 February 2022. However, as the Child Safe Scheme is the primary framework guiding child-safe practice in New South Wales, the statutory review recommended that it be reviewed after a suitable period of time. Schedule 1 [36] implements recommendation 1 of the review and requires that the Child Safe Scheme be reviewed four years after its commencement, beginning in 2026.