Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROYAL COMMISSION CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO. 31 OF 2020) - SECT 4

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    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), a young person is under the "special care" of a person if the person—

        (a)     is a teacher at a school, or a person with responsibility for students at a school, and the young person is a student at the school; or

        (b)     is a parent, step-parent, grandparent, foster carer or legal guardian of the young person; or

        (c)     is a domestic partner of a person mentioned in paragraph (b); or

        (d)     has an established personal relationship with the young person in relation to the provision of religious, sporting, musical or other instruction; or

        (e)     is the young person's employer; or

        (f)     provides professional counselling to the young person; or

        (g)     is a health service provider and the young person is the person's patient; or

        (h)     is a custodial officer and the young person is a young detainee in the officer's care, custody or control; or

              (i)     is a carer for the young person if the young person has impaired decision-making ability; or

        (j)     is otherwise responsible for the care, supervision or control of the young person.