Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 474

In the care and protection chapters:

"parental responsibility provision", in a care and protection order, or interim care and protection order, for a child or young person—

        (a)     means a provision about who has a stated aspect of parental responsibility for the child or young person; and

        (b)     may, but need not, include 1 or more of the following directions:

              (i)     that a stated person has daily care responsibility for the child or young person;

Note     Daily care responsibility is dealt with in s 19.

              (ii)     that a stated person has long-term care responsibility for the child or young person;

Note     Long-term care responsibility is dealt with in s 20.

              (iii)     that parental responsibility for the child or young person is shared between stated people;

              (iv)     that a stated person (including the director-general) who has long-term care responsibility for the child or young person must consult with each other person who shares long-term care responsibility for the child or young person in making a decision about a long-term matter for the child or young person;

Note     Long-term care responsibility is dealt with in s 20.

              (v)     that a stated person who has parental responsibility for the child or young person must exercise the responsibility in a stated way.

Note     If a care and protection order is in force for a child or young person and the director-general or a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that someone has contravened the order and because of the contravention, the child or young person is in danger, the director-general or police officer may apply to the Childrens Court for a warrant to have the child or young person taken into safe custody (see  s 685).