CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 51X Report about the review

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 51X

51X Report about the review

(1) The report about the review must include the following matters—

(a) the goals, including the goal for best achieving permanency for the child, in the previous case plan that have been achieved or are yet to be achieved;

(b) any changes to the goals in the revised case plan;

(c) any services provided to the child under the previous case plan or the revised case plan;

(d) the extent to which the living arrangements and contact arrangements under the previous case plan have been meeting the child’s needs;

(e) if the case plan includes actions for helping the child transition to independence—the extent to which the actions continue to meet the child’s needs;

(f) who participated in the review and how they participated, including whether a family group meeting was held and who attended;

(g) if section 51VAA applies in relation to the review and the review considered the matter mentioned in section 51VAA (4) —the review’s findings in relation to the matter.

(2) The report must also address how the revised case plan gives priority to permanency for the child.

(3) For subsection (2) , if the child is placed in the care of someone other than a parent of the child under a child protection order granting custody or short-term guardianship of the child, the report must state—

(a) the risks and benefits of returning the child to the care of a parent; and

(b) whether there is a real risk that permanency for the child will not be best achieved by returning the child to the care of a parent within a timeframe appropriate to the child’s age and circumstances; and

(c) if there is a real risk mentioned in paragraph (b) , the progress made in planning for alternative long-term arrangements for the child, for example—

(i) arrangements for the child to live with a member of the child’s family under a child protection order granting long-term guardianship of the child; or

(ii) arrangements for the child to live with a member of the child’s family or another suitable person under a permanent care order; or

(iii) for a young child—arrangements for the child’s adoption under the Adoption Act 2009 ; or

(iv) for an older child—arrangements for the child’s transition to independent living.

(4) For subsection (2) , if the child is placed in the care of the chief executive under a child protection order granting long-term guardianship of the child, the report must state the progress made in planning for alternative long-term arrangements for the child, including, for example—

(a) arrangements for the child to live with a member of the child’s family or another suitable person under a child protection order granting long-term guardianship of the child; or

(b) arrangements for the child to live with a member of the child’s family or another suitable person under a permanent care order; or

(c) arrangements for the child’s adoption under the Adoption Act 2009 .