New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) REGULATION 2000

- Made under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
- As at 31 August 2009
- Reg 697 of 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Notes

   PART 2 - GENERAL

   5.      Meaning of “related” and “relative”
   6.      Rescission and variation of care orders-“significant change”
   6A.     Delegation of functions of Children’s Guardian: sec 186
   6B.     Review of decisions of Children’s Guardian by Administrative Decisions Tribunal
   7.      Prescribed bodies: sec 248
   7A.     Form of child’s or young person’s consent to order awarding sole parental responsibility to child’s or young person’s authorised carer: sec 149
   7B.     Form of principal officer’s consent to variation or rescission of order for sole parental responsibility: sec 149A
   7C.     Principal officer’s report as to placement of child or young person subject to order for sole parental responsibility: sec 149A
   7D.     When acts of Children’s Guardian take effect

   PART 3 - RECORDS, REPORTING AND INFORMATION

   8.      Form of records
   9.      Access to records relating to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
   10.     Application of mandatory reporting requirements
   11.     Protection of information disclosed in alternative dispute resolution
   11A.    Provision and collection of information

   PART 4 - CARE PLANS AND ALTERNATIVE PARENTING PLANS

   12.     Care plans: sec 78
   13.     Alternative parenting plans

   PART 5 - MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT

   14.     Notice of medical examination: sec 173
   15.     Special medical treatment: sec 175
   15A.    Administration of psychotropic drug to child in out-of-home care

   PART 6 - OUT-OF-HOME CARE

           Division 1 - General

   16.     Application for review of temporary care arrangement: sec 152 (6)
   17.     Out-of-home care: sec 135
   18.     Financial assistance: sec 161

           Division 2 - Authorisations by designated agencies

   19.     Definitions
   20.     Authorisation by a designated agency as an authorised carer
   20A.    Authorised carers authorised by the Department to enable special care
   20B.    Authorised carers authorised by designated agency to give respite to usual authorised carers
   21.     Conditions of authorisations
   22.     Authorisations by designated agencies to be in writing
   23.     Code of Conduct for Authorised Carers
   24.     Code of Conduct for Residential Units-authorised carers
   25.     Personal responsibility of authorised carers
   26.     Inspection of home or premises
   27.     Medical examination
   28.     Notice of change of address
   29.     Information to be provided to designated agency
   30.     Management of behaviour of children and young persons
   31.     Cancellation or suspension of authorisations by designated agencies

           Division 3 - Authorisations other than by designated agencies

   32.     Other authorisations
   33.     Management of behaviour of children and young persons: sec 157
   34.     Code of Conduct for Residential Units-designated agencies

           Division 4 - Accreditation as a designated agency

              Subdivision 1 - Accreditation

   35.     Application for accreditation
   35A.    Taking over an application for accreditation
   35B.    Deferral of determination of application to renew accreditation
   36.     Accreditation criteria
   36A.    Determination of application for accreditation
   36B.    Accreditation notice
   36C.    Children’s Guardian may set aside decision not to accredit
   36D.    Requirements where only provisional accreditation granted
   36E.    Progression from provisional accreditation to full accreditation
   36F.    Accreditation criteria must be wholly satisfied

              Subdivision 2 - Transfer of accreditation

   37.     Application of Subdivision
   37A.    Application for transfer of accreditation
   37B.    Transfer of accreditation
   37C.    When transfer takes effect
   37D.    Transfer guidelines
   37E.    Consequences of transfer of accreditation

              Subdivision 3 - Accreditation administration

   38.     Form and accreditation period
   38A.    Accreditation extended on deferral until application to renew determined
   38B.    Accreditation extended until decision not to re-accredit takes effect
   38C.    Accreditation extended to accommodate changes
   39.     Conditions on accreditation and process of accreditation
   40.     Accreditation-shortening, suspension and cancellation
   40A.    Designated agencies with suspended accreditations
   40B.    Designated agencies with shortened accreditation periods

   PART 7 - CHILDREN’S GUARDIAN

   41.     Provision of information to Children’s Guardian

   PART 8 - OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE SERVICES

   42.     Definitions
   43.     Provision of unregistered service prohibited
   44.     Application for registration
   45.     Registration
   46.     Condition as to provision of further information
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4