BILL 60

An Act to Amend the Family Services Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:

1 Section 1 of the Family Services Act, chapter F-2.2 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1980, is amended by adding the following definition in alphabetical order:

"safe haven" means that parents of children 72 hours old or younger are able to give possession of their child away to an emergency room nurse without fear of prosecution provided the child has no signs of abuse or neglect;

2 Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding after subsection (3) the following:

3(4) The Minister and any person authorized under paragraph (1)(b) to exercise any authority, power, duty or function conferred upon the Minister shall create and implement a safe haven policy.

3 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.