(1) The chief executive must give proper consideration to intervening with the
parents’ agreement if—
(a) the child’s views and wishes, if able to be
ascertained, have been considered; and
(b) for a child to whom section 51Z(a) applies, the chief executive is satisfied the child’s parents are able
and willing to work with the chief executive to meet the child’s interim
protection needs while the investigation is carried out; and
(c) for a child
to whom section 51Z(b) applies, the chief executive is satisfied—
(i) the
child’s parents are able and willing to work with the chief executive to
meet the child’s protection and care needs; and
(ii) it is likely that, by
the end of the proposed intervention, the child’s parents will be able to
meet the child’s protection and care needs.
(2) However, subsection (1)
does not apply if the chief executive reasonably believes it is likely that,
if the child’s parents withdraw their agreement to the intervention for the
child, the child will be at immediate risk of harm.
