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#### 78 Parental responsibility reports—citizen and non-citizen children
78 Parental responsibility reports—citizen and non-citizen children
(cf AC Act s 34 (3) and (4))
> > (1) The Secretary must make a report to the Court concerning any child of whom the Secretary has parental responsibility under this Part if the Secretary has not, within a period of one year after taking over parental responsibility, ceased to have parental responsibility.
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> > (2) The Court may make any order concerning the parental responsibility for the child that it thinks fit.
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> > (3) Without limitation, an order under subsection (2) may, if the child is less than 18 years of age—
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> > > (a) declare the child to be under the parental responsibility of the Minister under the [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157), or
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> > > (b) order that the Secretary continue to have parental responsibility for the child for a further period of one year.
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> **s 78:** Am 2006 No 112, Sch 2 \[36\]–\[40\].