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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
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78 Placement arrangement
(1) A placement arrangement is:
(a) an arrangement for placing a child who is in the CEO's care
with any of the following persons (the carer):
(i) a parent of the child;
(ii) a family member of the child;
(iii) an individual approved by the CEO; or
(b) any other arrangement for placing the child that the CEO
considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1)(b), the arrangement can be one
under which the child is not directly supervised by an adult.
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(3) The regulations may:
(a) provide for the nomination and approval of an individual as a
carer; and
(b) provide for the responsibilities of a carer; and
(c) specify the conditions for a placement arrangement, including,
for example, the standards required of a facility for the
arrangement.