New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf Children and Young Persons (Care
and Protection) Act 1998 , section 232)
If:
(a) a child who is under the parental responsibility of the Director-General, or under the care responsibility of a person under section 79 (2), has, without lawful excuse, left, or been removed from, the care of the Director-General or person, as the case may be, and
(b) the Director-General is of the opinion that the child should be returned to that care,the Director-General may, by order in writing, direct that the child be returned to that care.