South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The following
persons are parties to an application for an order under section 53, or
for the variation, extension or revocation of such an order:
(a) the
applicant;
(b) the
child or young person who is the subject of the application;
(c) each
parent or guardian of the child or young person.
(2) If the Court is
satisfied in any proceedings that it should make an order under
section 53 binding on a person who is not a party to the proceedings, the
Court—
(a) may
join that person as a party to the proceedings; and
(b) must
allow the person a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Court
as to why such an order should not be made.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), the Court should, unless the Court is of the opinion that
it would not be in the interests of the child to do so, allow—
(a) in
the case of an application for the placement of a child or young person under
the guardianship of a person or persons other than the Chief
Executive—the person or persons; or
(b) if
the child or young person is in the care of an approved carer—the
approved carer,
a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Court in any relevant
proceedings.