Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive must ensure case planning for a child is carried out in a way--
(a) that enables timely decision-making; and
(b) that is consistent with the principles for administering this Act; and
Editor's note--
See section 5 (Principles for administration of Act).
(c) that encourages and facilitates the participation of--
(i) the child; and
(ii) the child's parents; and
(iii) other appropriate members of the child's family group; and
(iv) for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child--Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander agencies and persons; and
Note--
Section 6(5) requires consultations, negotiations, family group meetings and other proceedings involving an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander to be conducted in a way and in a place that is appropriate to Aboriginal tradition or Island custom.
(v) other appropriate persons; and
(d) that facilitates input from other appropriate entities; and
Example of input from another entity--
Information given by a local health agency about services available to a family.
(e) that gives priority to the child's needs for long-term stable care and continuity of relationships; and
(f) that enables the persons involved to understand it.
Examples for paragraph (f)--
1 The chief executive should explain the case planning process to a child using language appropriate to the child's age, language skills and circumstances.
2 The chief executive should tell a child's parents about child protection concerns, and explain steps in the case planning process to them, in a way that helps them to understand, ask questions and participate in any discussion. For a parent from a non-English speaking background, this may involve the use of an interpreter.
(2) The chief executive must give participants in case planning the information they reasonably need to participate effectively.
(3) The information must be given to the participants in a timely way to facilitate their effective participation.