South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts52—Review of circumstances of child under long term guardianship of
Minister
(1) If a child is
subject to an order placing the child under the guardianship of the Minister
until the child attains 18 years of age, a review of the circumstances of the
child must be carried out at least once in each year that the child remains
subject to the order.
(2) The review will be
carried out by a panel appointed by the Minister for the purpose.
(3) The panel carrying
out a review must keep under constant consideration whether the existing
arrangements for the care and protection of the child continue to be in the
best interests of the child.
(4) Subject to
subsection (5), the Minister must cause a copy of the conclusions reached
by a review panel to be given to the child, the child's guardians and the
persons who have the care of the child.
(5) The Minister is
not obliged to give a copy of the panel's conclusions to a particular person
if—
(a) the
Minister is of the opinion that it would not be in the best interests of the
child to do so; or
(b) the
whereabouts of the person cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained.