sec.159Payments for care and maintenance

### sec.159 Payments for care and maintenance The chief executive may pay the allowance decided by the chief executive to a child’s carer, long-term guardian or permanent guardian for the child’s care and maintenance. Also, the chief executive may pay the amount decided by the chief executive towards expenses incurred in the care and maintenance of a person who has been a child in the custody or under the guardianship of the chief executive to the person or the person’s carer to help the person with the transition from being a child in care to independence. A payment may be made to the person or the person’s carer under subsection (2) whether the person is a child or an adult. Subsections (1) and (2) have effect subject to appropriation by Parliament of an amount for the purposes. For subsection (1) , the amount of the allowance must be worked out under a written policy of the department about the payment of allowances to carers, long-term guardians or permanent guardians for a child’s care and maintenance. s 159 amd 2006 No. 17 s 13 ; 2010 No. 33 s 66 ; 2017 No. 44 s 50 (sec.159-ssec.1) The chief executive may pay the allowance decided by the chief executive to a child’s carer, long-term guardian or permanent guardian for the child’s care and maintenance. (sec.159-ssec.2) Also, the chief executive may pay the amount decided by the chief executive towards expenses incurred in the care and maintenance of a person who has been a child in the custody or under the guardianship of the chief executive to the person or the person’s carer to help the person with the transition from being a child in care to independence. (sec.159-ssec.3) A payment may be made to the person or the person’s carer under subsection (2) whether the person is a child or an adult. (sec.159-ssec.4) Subsections (1) and (2) have effect subject to appropriation by Parliament of an amount for the purposes. (sec.159-ssec.5) For subsection (1) , the amount of the allowance must be worked out under a written policy of the department about the payment of allowances to carers, long-term guardians or permanent guardians for a child’s care and maintenance.