CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 502 Definitions—Act

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 502

In this Act:

"approved kinship and foster care organisation" means an approved care and protection organisation approved as a suitable entity for the purpose of providing kinship and foster care services.

Note     Approved care and protection organisation —see  s 352C.

"approved" residential care organisation means an approved care and protection organisation approved as a suitable entity for the purpose of providing residential care services.

"foster carer"—see section 518 (2).

"general parental authority", for a residential care service—see section 520 (2).

"in intensive therapy"—see section 576.

"kinship carer"—see section 516 (2).

"out-of-home carer", for a child or young person—see section 508.

"residential care service" — see section 520 (2).

"specific parental authority"—

        (a)     for a kinship carer—see section 516 (2); or

        (b)     for a foster carer—see section 518 (2).