Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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child means a child who is in the CEO’s
care.
(2) The CEO may make
—
(a) an
arrangement for the placement of a child —
(i)
with an individual approved by the CEO in accordance with
the regulations; or
(ii)
with a person who has entered into an agreement under
section 15(1) for the provision of placement services; or
(iii)
in a residential facility operated or managed by the
Department or another public authority; or
(iv)
as otherwise prescribed by the regulations;
or
(b) any
other arrangement for the placement of the child that the CEO considers
appropriate.
(3A) Subsection (2)
does not authorise the CEO to make an arrangement for the placement of a child
in a secure care facility.
(3) The CEO may at any
time cancel a placement arrangement made in respect of a child and make
another placement arrangement in respect of the child.
(4) Without limiting
section 248(1), the regulations may make provision for and in relation to the
approval of individuals for the purposes of subsection (2)(a)(i).
[Section 79 amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 8 and 61;
No. 18 of 2021 s. 31.]