South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The Chief
Executive may, on an application under this section and by notice in writing,
approve a person as an approved carer for the purposes of this Act.
(2) An application for
approval—
(a) must
be made in a manner and form determined by the Chief Executive; and
(b) must
be accompanied by any information or documents as may be required by the
Chief Executive.
(3) In determining an
application for approval, the Chief Executive must—
(a) act
in accordance with any relevant policies published under section 19; and
(b) have
regard to—
(i)
the operation of the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons)
Act 2016 ; and
(ii)
whether the person is willing and able to care for each
child or young person placed in their care in a manner consistent with
Chapter 2 and this Act generally; and
(iii)
if relevant, whether the person will, where
appropriate—
(A) provide opportunities for the
child or young person to maintain or recover their identity as a member of
their own family and will allow the child or young person reasonable access to
their own family; and
(B) assist the child or young person to
return to their own family; and
(iv)
any other matter prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this paragraph,
however, the Chief Executive may refuse to approve a person for any reason the
Chief Executive thinks fit.
(4) The
Chief Executive must impose on each approval—
(a) a
condition setting out the kind of out of home care that can be provided by the
approved carer; and
(b) the
maximum number of children and young people that the approved carer is
permitted to have in their care,
and may impose such other conditions as the Chief Executive thinks
appropriate.
(5) The
Chief Executive may, by notice in writing, vary, substitute or revoke a
condition of an approval.
(6) An approved carer
must not refuse or fail to comply with a condition of an approval.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.