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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.141GApproved carer must notify other changes
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### sec.141G Approved carer must notify other changes
This section applies to an approved carer if—
a person becomes a member of the approved carer’s household; or
a person stops being a member of the approved carer’s household; or
a person becomes the approved carer’s spouse; or
a person stops being the approved carer’s spouse.
The approved carer must immediately give the chief executive notice of the matter in the approved form.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
The approved form must include provision for it to be signed by a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) if the person is an adult.
If an adult becomes a member of the approved carer’s household, the approved carer does not commit an offence against subsection (2) only by giving a notice under subsection (2) that is not signed by the adult.
s 141G ins 2005 No. 40 s 51
(sec.141G-ssec.1) This section applies to an approved carer if— a person becomes a member of the approved carer’s household; or a person stops being a member of the approved carer’s household; or a person becomes the approved carer’s spouse; or a person stops being the approved carer’s spouse.
(sec.141G-ssec.2) The approved carer must immediately give the chief executive notice of the matter in the approved form. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.141G-ssec.3) The approved form must include provision for it to be signed by a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) if the person is an adult.
(sec.141G-ssec.4) If an adult becomes a member of the approved carer’s household, the approved carer does not commit an offence against subsection (2) only by giving a notice under subsection (2) that is not signed by the adult.
- (a) a person becomes a member of the approved carer’s household; or
- (b) a person stops being a member of the approved carer’s household; or
- (c) a person becomes the approved carer’s spouse; or
- (d) a person stops being the approved carer’s spouse.