CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 455 What is a care plan?

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 455

In this Act:

"care plan", for a child or young person who is, or is proposed to be, subject to a care and protection order or interim care and protection order—

        (a)     means a written plan for meeting the child's or young person's protection or care needs; and

        (b)     may include proposals for the purposes of case planning about the following:

              (i)     who the director-general considers would be the best person to have a stated aspect of parental responsibility for the child or young person;

              (ii)     for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person—the preservation and enhancement of the identity of the child or young person as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person;

              (iii)     if the director-general proposes to place the child or young person in kinship care or foster care—the kind of placement that will be sought or provided for the child or young person including any interim placement arrangements;

Note     Placement of children and young people in kinship care and foster care is dealt with in div 15.4.1.

              (iv)     how the director-general proposes to ensure the living arrangements for the child or young person are as stable as possible;

              (v)     contact arrangements for the child or young person with family members and significant people as appropriate;

              (vi)     services to be provided for the child or young person.