Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 - SECT 80

Register of out of home carers

80. Register of out of home carers



(1) The Secretary must keep a register of out of home carers.

(2) The register of out of home carers must record the following information
in respect of each person of whom notice is given to the Secretary under
Division 2-

   (a)  name;

   (b)  address;

   (c)  date of birth;

   (d)  date of approval as a foster carer by the out of home care service, if
        applicable;





   (e)  date of employment or engagement as an out of home carer by the out of
        home care service, if applicable;

   (f)  name of notifying out of home care service;

   (g)  any other prescribed information.

(3) The information about a person's name to be recorded on the register must
include-

   (a)  the name by which the person is registered under the
        Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996, or an equivalent
        law of another jurisdiction; and

   (b)  any previous name of that person that was registered under that Act or
        such a law; and

   (c)  any other name used by the person or by which the person is known.

(4) The Secretary must not record information in respect of a disqualified
person in the register.

(5) The Secretary must remove from the register any entry relating to-

   (a)  a person of whom the Secretary receives notice under section 79 that
        the person has ceased to be approved, employed or engaged as an out of
        home carer by an out of home care service; or

   (b)  a person who is a disqualified person.

(6) Subject to this Part, a person who is recorded on the register of out of
home carers is registered under this Division.







Division 4-Conduct of out of home carers