Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if, in a family group conference agreement reached at a family group conference arranged under section 80 (2) (Family group conferences—criteria), the parties agree that daily care responsibility or long-term care responsibility for a child or young person should be—
(a) transferred from a person to someone else (other than the director-general); or
(b) shared with a person (other than the director-general) who would not otherwise have that aspect of parental responsibility for the child or young person.
Note 1 A family group conference may be arranged under s 80 (2) if the director-general believes on reasonable grounds that—
(a) the child or young person is in need of care and protection; and
(b) arrangements should be made to secure the child's or young person's care and protection.
Note 2 Daily care responsibility is dealt
with in s 19.
Long-term care responsibility is dealt with in s 20.
Note 3 A family group conference agreement must not transfer to, or share with, the director-general parental responsibility for the child or young person (see s 76).
(2) The director-general may apply to the Childrens Court to register the family group conference agreement.
Note If a form is approved under s 886 for an agreement, the form must be used.
(3) An application to register a family group conference agreement must be accompanied by—
(a) a copy of the family group conference agreement; and
(b) a statement signed by each party to the agreement (other than the director-general) to the effect that the party has had an opportunity to get legal advice about the meaning and effect of the agreement.
(4) The director-general must give the public advocate a copy of the application.
(5) If the child or young person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, the director-general must also give the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner a copy of the application.