72AParticipation in care plan

72A Participation in care plan In preparing or modifying a care plan for a child the CEO must: (a) encourage and facilitate the participation of any of the following the CEO considers appropriate (the participants): (ii) each parent of the child; Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 43 (iii) an appropriate member of the child's family; (iv) if the child is an Aboriginal child – a person from the kinship group of the child or an Aboriginal community- controlled organisation nominated by the child or the child's family; (v) if the child is not an Aboriginal child – a person nominated by the child or the child's family who represents the cultural group to which the child belongs; and (b) in facilitating participation, take all reasonable steps to arrange for the provision of services (such as an interpreter) as the CEO considers necessary; and (c) ensure any information about the preparation or modification of the care plan is given to each participant in a timely way and in a language and manner the participant understands; and (d) have regard to the wishes of the participants as the CEO considers reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances.