Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 (NO 96 OF 2005) - SECT 286

    (1)         If under a supervised custody order the Secretary directs that a child is to return to the sole or joint custody of a parent or the parents of the child, then on and from the date that the direction takes effect—

        (a)     the child ceases to be in the custody of the persons in whom custody is vested under the order; and

        (b)     the child is deemed to be in the sole or joint custody of the parent or parents of the child as specified in the direction; and

        (c)     the supervised custody order is deemed to be a supervision order giving the Secretary responsibility for the supervision of the child and placing the child in the day to day care of the parent or parents who have sole or joint custody of the child; and

        (d)     Division 3 applies to the order; and

        (e)     the order ceases to be a supervised custody order for the purposes of this Act.

    (2)     The Secretary must give a copy of a direction under this section to—

        (a)     the Court; and

        (b)     the child; and

        (c)     the parent of the child; and

        (d)     the person who had custody of the child under the supervised custody order.