Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 480

    (1)     This section applies if the Childrens Court includes a long-term parental responsibility provision in a care and protection order for a child or young person and the provision—

        (a)     transfers parental responsibility for the child or young person to the director-general; or

        (b)     shares parental responsibility for the child or young person with the director-general.

    (2)     The Childrens Court may order a parent of the child or young person to pay an amount (the contribution ) to the director-general as a contribution to the cost of the care of the child or young person.

    (3)     In deciding the amount of the contribution, the Childrens Court must have regard to the financial circumstances of the parent.

    (4)     The contribution is a debt payable to the Territory.

Note     An amount owing under a law may be recovered as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction or the ACAT (see Legislation Act

, s 177).