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• Care and Protection of Children (Screening) Regulations -NT (NT) - Level 2Regulations made under the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007.
• Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 - NT (NT) - Level 2An Act about the care and protection of children.
• Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW) - Level 2Under the Act an organisation wishing to raise money for charitable purposes or a fundraising appeal must hold an authority to fundraise. The objects of the Act, are to promote proper and efficient management and administration of fundraising appeals for charitable purposes; to ensure proper keeping and auditing of accounts in connection with such appeals; to prevent deception of members of the public who desire to support worthy causes.
• Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (Cth) - Level 2An Act to approve the Charter of the United Nations, and to enable Australia to apply sanctions giving effect to certain decisions of the Security Council. Applies to the University in terms of equal opportunity/ anti-discrimination obligations.
• Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) - Level 2An Act with respect to checks and clearances for the purposes of working with children; and for other purposes. The object of this Act is to protect childrenâ€"
  (a) by not permitting certain persons to engage in child-related work, and
  (b) by requiring persons engaged in child-related work to have working with children check clearances.
• Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013 (NSW) - Level 2A regulation made under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012
• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) - Level 2An Act to provide for the care and protection of, and the provision of services to, children and young persons; and for other purposes.
  
  The objects of this Act are to provideâ€"
  (a) that children and young persons receive such care and protection as is necessary for their safety, welfare and well-being, having regard to the capacity of their parents or other persons responsible for them, and
  (a1) recognition that the primary means of providing for the safety, welfare and well-being of children and young persons is by providing them with long-term, safe, nurturing, stable and secure environments through permanent placement in accordance with the permanent placement principles, and
  (b) that all institutions, services and facilities responsible for the care and protection of children and young persons provide an environment for them that is free of violence and exploitation and provide services that foster their health, developmental needs, spirituality, self-respect and dignity, and
  (c) that appropriate assistance is rendered to parents and other persons responsible for children and young persons in the performance of their child-rearing responsibilities in order to promote a safe and nurturing environment.
• Children's Guardian Act 2019 (NSW) - Level 2The main object of this Act is to protect children by providing for the role and functions of the office of the Children’s Guardian, includingâ€"
  (a) promoting the quality of organisations and persons providing services to children, and
  (b) regulating those organisations and persons in providing those services, and
  (c) embedding the Child Safe Standards as the primary framework that guides child safe practice in organisations in New South Wales.
  
  The safety, welfare and wellbeing of children, including protecting children from child abuse, is the paramount consideration in decision-making under this Act and the regulations and in the operation of this Act and the regulations generally.
• Circuit Layouts Act 1989 (Cth) - Level 2This Act provides for the protection of certain layouts for integrated circuits. Circuit layouts are the layout designs or plans (topographies) of integrated circuits used in computer-generated equipment. They are sometimes referred to as computer chip or semi-conductor chip designs. Circuit layouts are usually highly complex and the intellectual effort in creating them is considerable and may be of great value. An integrated circuit or chip made from a layout is vital in all kinds of electronic devices, from pacemakers to personal computers.
  
  Circuit layout rights automatically protect original layout designs for integrated circuits and computer chips - the owner of a layout design is not required to register it to be granted rights. While these rights are based on copyright law principles, they are a separate, unique form of protection.
  
  The owner of an original circuit layout has the exclusive right to:
  - copy the layout in a material form
  - make integrated circuits from the layout
  - exploit it commercially in Australia.
• Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 (NSW) - Level 2An Act to promote the better management of contaminated land. The Act establishes a process for the EPA to identify, investigate and (where appropriate) order the remediation of land if the EPA considers the land to be significantly contaminated.
• Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - Level 2The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is the principal legislation regulating business entities (primarily companies) in Australia. It regulates matters such as the formation and operation of companies (in conjunction with a constitution that may be adopted by a company), duties of officers, takeovers and fundraising.
  
• Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980 (Cth) - Level 2An Act relating to certain offences in relation to taxation. This is relevant to the University and its controlled entities in relation to FBT and GST.
• Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) - Level 2An Act to consolidate the statutes relating to criminal law. Many crimes are dealt with in this legislation:- e.g. fraud, forgery, computer crime, larceny, murder, manslaughter, crimes against property, money laundering etc. Specific application to the University is of an indirect nature - where crime committed by individuals on University property or by a University employee. Where the University becomes aware of the commission of a crime, appropriate reporting to relevant authority must take place to ensure no aiding / abetting in commission of the crime.
• Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) - Level 2An Act relating to offences against the Commonwealth.
• Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) - Level 2An Act relating to the criminal law.
• Customs Act 1901 (Cth) - Level 2An Act to amend the law relating to Duties of Customs.
• Customs Tariff Act 1995 (Cth) - Level 2An Act to impose duties of Customs, to repeal the Customs Tariff Act 1987, and for related purposes.