CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 457 Care plans—who must be consulted

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 457

    (1)     If the director-general is preparing a care plan for a child or young person, the director-general must—

        (a)     tell the following people about the proposals the director-general intends to include in the care plan:

              (i)     the child or young person;

              (ii)     each person who has daily care responsibility for the child or young person;

              (iii)     anyone else who would be involved in implementing a proposal;

Examples—people who would be involved

1     an out-of-home carer for the child or young person

2     a community-based service that is providing services to the child or young person

              (iv)     for a proposal prepared under section 455 (b) (ii)—

    (A)     Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who have an interest in the wellbeing of the child or young person through family, kinship and cultural ties; and

    (B)     any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people or organisation identified by the director-general as providing ongoing support services to the child or young person or the child's or young person's family; and

        (b)     give the people opportunity to make submissions to the director-general about the proposals.

    (2)     If a person makes a submission to the director-general about a proposal, the director-general must consider the submission.