South Australian Consolidated Acts

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 1972 - SECT 36

36—Establishment of facilities and programmes for children

        (1)         The Minister will establish—

            (a)         such training centres and other facilities and programmes as the Minister thinks necessary or desirable for the care, correction, detention, training or treatment of young offenders; and

            (b)         such residential care facilities and other facilities and programmes as the Minister thinks necessary or desirable for children who are in need of care and protection; and

            (c)         such other facilities or programmes for the care, support, assistance or welfare of children as the Minister thinks fit.

        (2)         A training centre, residential care facility or other facility established under this section will be under the control of the Minister, and the Chief Executive Officer must ensure that proper standards of administration are observed in the management of every such facility.

        (3)         All members of Parliament, judges and any other person authorised in writing by the Minister are entitled to visit a training centre, residential care facility or other facility established under this section.

Subdivision 3—Foster care and licensed foster care agencies