Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 503

    (1)     If the director-general has parental responsibility for a child or young person, the director-general may provide any of the following for the child or young person:

        (a)     placement with an out-of-home carer;

        (b)     financial support;

        (c)     counselling;

        (d)     appropriate education, training and employment opportunities;

        (e)     health care treatment;

        (f)     recreational opportunities;

        (g)     a care plan;

        (h)     an explanation, in a way the child or young person can understand, of the aim of care plans.

    (2)     If the director-general stops having parental responsibility for a child or young person (for any reason), the director-general may arrange for financial or other assistance to be provided to, or for, the child or young person on the conditions the director-general considers appropriate.

Note     If a young person was previously in out-of-home care, the director-general may provide further assistance (see pt 15.5).