New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 38C

38C Termination of parent responsibility contracts

(1) The Director-General may terminate a parent responsibility contract before the expiry of the period specified in the contract for its duration (the "contract period") by:

(a) filing a contract breach notice with the Children’s Court, or

(b) causing a notice terminating the contract (a "termination notice") to be served on each other party to the contract.

(2) The Director-General may cause a termination notice to be served on each other party to the contract for any reason and at any time during the contract period.

(3) If a parent responsibility contract is terminated by service of a termination notice, the Director-General is to cause the registry of the Children’s Court to be notified of the termination of the contract as soon as is reasonably practicable after its termination.