sec.51BWhat is a case plan

### sec.51B What is a case plan A case plan for a child is a written plan for meeting the child’s protection and care needs. A case plan must include the following matters— the goal for best achieving permanency for the child and the actions to be taken to achieve the goal; if returning the child to the care of a parent of the child is the goal for best achieving permanency for the child—an alternative goal in the event that the timely return of the child to the care of the parent is not possible; for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—details about how the case plan is consistent with the connection principle stated in section 5C (2) (e) . See section 5F (5) for requirements about how the chief executive or an authorised officer must perform functions under this Act involving an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. Also, a case plan must include actions for helping the child transition to independence if— the child is 15 years or more; and the child does not have a long-term guardian. A case plan may also include any of the following matters— any other goals to be achieved by implementing the plan; arrangements about where or with whom the child will live, including interim arrangements; services to be provided to meet the child’s protection and care needs and promote the child’s future wellbeing; matters for which the chief executive will be responsible, including particular support or services; the child’s contact with the child’s family group or other persons with whom the child is connected; arrangements for maintaining the child’s ethnic and cultural identity; matters for which a parent or carer will be responsible; a proposed review day for the plan. s 51B ins 2004 No. 36 s 15 amd 2017 No. 44 s 17 ; 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 (sec.51B-ssec.1) A case plan for a child is a written plan for meeting the child’s protection and care needs. (sec.51B-ssec.2) A case plan must include the following matters— the goal for best achieving permanency for the child and the actions to be taken to achieve the goal; if returning the child to the care of a parent of the child is the goal for best achieving permanency for the child—an alternative goal in the event that the timely return of the child to the care of the parent is not possible; for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—details about how the case plan is consistent with the connection principle stated in section 5C (2) (e) . See section 5F (5) for requirements about how the chief executive or an authorised officer must perform functions under this Act involving an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. (sec.51B-ssec.3) Also, a case plan must include actions for helping the child transition to independence if— the child is 15 years or more; and the child does not have a long-term guardian. (sec.51B-ssec.4) A case plan may also include any of the following matters— any other goals to be achieved by implementing the plan; arrangements about where or with whom the child will live, including interim arrangements; services to be provided to meet the child’s protection and care needs and promote the child’s future wellbeing; matters for which the chief executive will be responsible, including particular support or services; the child’s contact with the child’s family group or other persons with whom the child is connected; arrangements for maintaining the child’s ethnic and cultural identity; matters for which a parent or carer will be responsible; a proposed review day for the plan. - (a) the goal for best achieving permanency for the child and the actions to be taken to achieve the goal; - (b) if returning the child to the care of a parent of the child is the goal for best achieving permanency for the child—an alternative goal in the event that the timely return of the child to the care of the parent is not possible; - (c) for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—details about how the case plan is consistent with the connection principle stated in section 5C (2) (e) . Note— See section 5F (5) for requirements about how the chief executive or an authorised officer must perform functions under this Act involving an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. - (a) the child is 15 years or more; and - (b) the child does not have a long-term guardian. - (a) any other goals to be achieved by implementing the plan; - (b) arrangements about where or with whom the child will live, including interim arrangements; - (c) services to be provided to meet the child’s protection and care needs and promote the child’s future wellbeing; - (d) matters for which the chief executive will be responsible, including particular support or services; - (e) the child’s contact with the child’s family group or other persons with whom the child is connected; - (f) arrangements for maintaining the child’s ethnic and cultural identity; - (g) matters for which a parent or carer will be responsible; - (h) a proposed review day for the plan.