Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 529JA

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     a young adult is younger than 21 years old; and

        (b)     a transition plan is in force for the young adult which provides for the young adult to live with a previous out-of-home carer; and

        (c)     the young adult is in fact living with the previous out-of-home carer.

Note     Previous out-of-home carer , for a young adult—see  s 529BA.

    (2)     The director-general may provide financial assistance to the previous out-of-home carer.

    (3)     The director-general may provide financial assistance only if satisfied on reasonable grounds that the assistance is reasonably necessary considering the previous out-of-home carer's circumstances.

    (4)     The director-general may provide financial assistance on the conditions that the director-general considers appropriate.

    (5)     The director-general may provide financial assistance—

        (a)     to the previous out-of-home carer directly; or

        (b)     if the previous out-of-home carer was a foster carer—to the foster carer's approved kinship and foster care organisation, for the organisation to provide to the carer.