South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person licensed
under this Subdivision must not receive a child into a children's residential
facility to be cared for in that facility unless—
(a) in
the case of a child under the age of 15 years—a guardian of the child
has signed an agreement in the prescribed form relating to the period for
which the child will reside at the facility and to the care and control of the
child during that period; or
(b) in
the case of a child of or above the age of 15 years—
(i)
the licensee has, where it is reasonably practicable to
do so, consulted with the guardians of the child; and
(ii)
the child has consented to be cared for in the facility.
Penalty: Division 7 fine.
(2) The licensee must,
at the request of the Chief Executive Officer or an authorised officer,
produce any such agreement for inspection.
Penalty: Division 7 fine.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a child who is under the
guardianship of the Minister or the Chief Executive Officer or of whom the
Minister has the custody.