CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 514E Approved carers—expiry and renewal of approvals

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 514E

    (1)     The director-general must not issue an approved carer approval for longer than 5 years.

    (2)     A person may apply to the director-general to renew the approval for a period not longer than 5 years.

    (3)     The application must be—

        (a)     in writing; and

        (b)     received by the director-general at least 30 days before the approval expires.

    (4)     However, the director-general may extend the time for making an application.

Note 1     A person may apply for the time to be extended, and the time may be extended, even though the time has ended (see Legislation Act

, s 151C).

Note 2     If a form is approved under s 886 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (5)     If a person applies to renew an approval under this section, the approval remains in force until the application is decided.

    (6)     If a person's approval expires, any of the following authorisations held by the person also end:

        (a)     authorisation as a kinship carer under section 516 (Kinship carer—specific parental authority);

        (b)     authorisation as a foster carer under section 518 (Foster carer—specific parental authority).