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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
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76 CEO must prepare interim care plan
(1) As soon as practicable after the child is taken into the CEO's care,
the CEO must prepare and implement an interim care plan for the
(2) The interim care plan is a plan that:
(aa) is written in clear and plain language; and
(a) identifies the immediate needs of the child, including the
immediate cultural needs of the child; and
(b) outlines actions that must be taken to address those needs;
and
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(c) sets out decisions about daily care and control of the child,
including, for example:
(i) decisions about the placement arrangement for the child;
and
(ii) decisions about contact between the child and other
persons.
(3) In addition, the interim care plan for an Aboriginal child may include
reasonable measures to:
(a) maintain and develop the child's Aboriginal identity; and
(b) encourage the child's connection to the Aboriginal culture,
tradition, language and country of the child.