Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 504

    (1)     This section applies if the director-general—

        (a)     shares with another person long-term care responsibility for a child or young person; and

        (b)     under a parental responsibility provision is required to 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.

    (2)     If another person who has long-term care responsibility for the child or young person disagrees with the director-general's proposed decision about a long-term matter for the child or young person—

        (a)     the person or the director-general may apply to the Childrens Court for an order about the matter; and

        (b)     the director-general must not make the decision without the person's agreement.

Note     Usually, if parental responsibility is shared between 2 or more people, either of them may discharge the responsibility (see  s 18).