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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.136DIssue of certificate
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### sec.136D Issue of certificate
If the chief executive makes a decision under section 136C , the chief executive must issue a certificate and give it to the applicant.
The certificate may be issued subject to the reasonable conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.
The certificate must relate only to the care of 1 child.
The matters stated in the certificate must include the following—
the approved carer’s name;
that it is a certificate of approval as a provisionally approved carer;
the name of the child for whom the carer is approved;
any conditions of the certificate;
the day of its issue;
the day on which it is due to expire (the expiry day ).
The expiry day must be not more than 60 days from the day of issue.
Subject to this Act, the certificate has effect until the earlier of the following days—
the expiry day;
the day the carer is—
issued with a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child; or
given written notice that the carer’s application for a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child has been refused.
If the approved carer starts to live with his or her spouse after the issue of the certificate but before its expiry day, the certificate continues to have effect until the day mentioned in subsection (6) .
s 136D ins 2005 No. 40 s 41
amd 2010 No. 33 s 62
(sec.136D-ssec.1) If the chief executive makes a decision under section 136C , the chief executive must issue a certificate and give it to the applicant.
(sec.136D-ssec.2) The certificate may be issued subject to the reasonable conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.
(sec.136D-ssec.3) The certificate must relate only to the care of 1 child.
(sec.136D-ssec.4) The matters stated in the certificate must include the following— the approved carer’s name; that it is a certificate of approval as a provisionally approved carer; the name of the child for whom the carer is approved; any conditions of the certificate; the day of its issue; the day on which it is due to expire (the expiry day ).
(sec.136D-ssec.5) The expiry day must be not more than 60 days from the day of issue.
(sec.136D-ssec.6) Subject to this Act, the certificate has effect until the earlier of the following days— the expiry day; the day the carer is— issued with a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child; or given written notice that the carer’s application for a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child has been refused.
(sec.136D-ssec.7) If the approved carer starts to live with his or her spouse after the issue of the certificate but before its expiry day, the certificate continues to have effect until the day mentioned in subsection (6) .
- (a) the approved carer’s name;
- (b) that it is a certificate of approval as a provisionally approved carer;
- (c) the name of the child for whom the carer is approved;
- (d) any conditions of the certificate;
- (e) the day of its issue;
- (f) the day on which it is due to expire (the expiry day ).
- (a) the expiry day;
- (b) the day the carer is— (i) issued with a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child; or (ii) given written notice that the carer’s application for a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child has been refused.
- (i) issued with a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child; or
- (ii) given written notice that the carer’s application for a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child has been refused.
- (i) issued with a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child; or
- (ii) given written notice that the carer’s application for a foster carer certificate or kinship carer certificate for the child has been refused.