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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
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74 Review of care plan
(1) The CEO must conduct regular reviews of the plan as follows:
(a) the first review must be conducted within 2 months after the
child is first taken into the CEO's care;
(b) a review must be conducted again every 6 months afterwards.
(2) In addition, the CEO must conduct a review of the plan immediately
after any of the following:
(a) the death of a parent of the child;
(b) the death of the carer of the child;
(c) a change of the placement arrangement for the child;
(ca) the making of a significant medical diagnosis for the child;
(d) an extension or variation of a court order mentioned in
section 69(b) that relates to the child.
(3) This section does not prevent a review of the plan at other times.
(4) In conducting a review, 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;
(iii) the carer of the child;
(iv) an appropriate member of the child's family;
(v) 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;
(vi) 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
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(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.
(5) The CEO must:
(a) prepare a report of the review, and if the CEO considers it
appropriate to do so – give a copy of the report to any of the
participants; and
(b) keep a record of the review and a copy of the report.
(6) For this section, a review of a care plan includes a review of the
operation and effectiveness of the plan.