Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if the chief executive is preparing an annual review report for a child or young person.
(2) Before the chief executive finalises the report, the chief executive must, as far as is practicable and if the chief executive considers it is in the child's or young person's best interests, arrange a meeting with the following people to discuss the matters that the chief executive proposes to include in the report:
(a) if the chief executive is satisfied that the child or young person can understand and take part in the meeting—the child or young person;
(b) each person who has daily care responsibility or long-term care responsibility for the child or young person;
(c) if the child is placed in out-of-home care—the out-of-home carers for the child or young person;
(d) if the child or young person is placed with a foster carer—the foster care service for the foster carer;
(e) anyone else the chief executive considers appropriate.
Example—par (2) (e)
The public advocate
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3) The matters discussed at the meeting may include sensitive information.
Note Sensitive information is defined in s 845.