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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.263Administrative approvals as carers
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### sec.263 Administrative approvals as carers
An administrative approval of a person as a relative carer, in force immediately before the commencement day, continues in force as an approval of the person as an approved kinship carer.
Subject to this Act, an approval under subsection (1) continues in force until—
if the administrative approval was given before 31 July 2004—the anniversary of the day of its issue first happening after 31 July 2006; or
otherwise—the second anniversary of the day of its issue.
An administrative approval of a person as a limited approval carer, in force immediately before the commencement day, continues in force as an approval of the person as a provisionally approved carer.
Subject to this Act, an approval under subsection (3) continues in force until the day stated in the administrative approval.
In this section—
administrative approval means an approval given by the chief executive, before the commencement day, under an administrative scheme for approving persons as carers for this Act.
commencement day means the day the Child Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005 , section 38, commences.
s 263 ins 2005 No. 40 s 66 (amd 2006 No. 17 s 26 )
(sec.263-ssec.1) An administrative approval of a person as a relative carer, in force immediately before the commencement day, continues in force as an approval of the person as an approved kinship carer.
(sec.263-ssec.2) Subject to this Act, an approval under subsection (1) continues in force until— if the administrative approval was given before 31 July 2004—the anniversary of the day of its issue first happening after 31 July 2006; or otherwise—the second anniversary of the day of its issue.
(sec.263-ssec.3) An administrative approval of a person as a limited approval carer, in force immediately before the commencement day, continues in force as an approval of the person as a provisionally approved carer.
(sec.263-ssec.4) Subject to this Act, an approval under subsection (3) continues in force until the day stated in the administrative approval.
(sec.263-ssec.5) In this section— administrative approval means an approval given by the chief executive, before the commencement day, under an administrative scheme for approving persons as carers for this Act. commencement day means the day the Child Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005 , section 38, commences.
- (a) if the administrative approval was given before 31 July 2004—the anniversary of the day of its issue first happening after 31 July 2006; or
- (b) otherwise—the second anniversary of the day of its issue.