New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsAny handicapped person under the age of 18 years who resides at a residential centre for handicapped persons that is not licensed for the purposes of this Part:
(a) shall, if the whereabouts of his or her parents, guardian or custodian are known, be forthwith removed therefrom by, or by a person on behalf of, his or her parents, guardian or custodian on the request of an officer or employee of the Department, and
(b) if he or she is not so removed, or if the whereabouts of his or her parents, guardian or custodian are unknown, shall be deemed to be a child in respect of whom grounds exist under section 71 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 for the making of a care order and may be dealt with in accordance with Chapter 5 of that Act.