Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Where the Secretary has become and remains for a period of 12 months the guardian of a child under section 40 or 42 or the Secretary continues to be the guardian of a child as mentioned in subsection (2) –
(a) the Secretary shall make a report in writing to the court concerning the welfare and interests of the child; and
(b) the court shall make such order for the care, control, and custody of the child as it thinks fit.
(2) Without limiting the orders the court may make under subsection (1)(b), the court may make a care and protection order under the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997.
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(5) The fact that the Secretary is the guardian of a child under this Division does not affect the liability of any other person to provide adequate means of support for the child.