Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 81

    (1)     This section applies if a family group conference agreement is in force for a child or young person.

    (2)     The director-general must arrange for a family group conference to review the family group conference agreement if the director-general is—

        (a)     required to do so in the agreement; or

        (b)     asked to do so by—

              (i)     the child or young person; or

              (ii)     a participant in the family group conference at which the family group conference agreement was reached.

    (3)     However, the director-general is not required to arrange a family group conference under subsection (2) (b) if the director-general—

        (a)     has already arranged a conference to review the agreement because of a request under subsection (2) (b); or

        (b)     considers it is not in the best interests of the child or young person to do so.