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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.51RDealing with an inappropriate plan
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### sec.51R Dealing with an inappropriate plan
This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied a case plan developed at a case planning meeting, or something in the plan, is clearly impracticable or not in the child’s best interests.
The chief executive may—
reconvene, or have a private convenor reconvene, the case planning meeting under division 3 to develop an amended case plan; or
convene, or have a private convenor convene, another case planning meeting under division 3 to develop an amended case plan; or
amend the case plan and endorse the amended plan.
The chief executive may amend the case plan under subsection (2) (c) —
only to the extent necessary to ensure the plan is practicable and in the child’s best interests; and
only within 7 days after the case planning meeting at which it was developed; and
if the meeting was convened by a private convenor, only after consulting with the private convenor.
If the chief executive amends the case plan under subsection (2) (c) , the chief executive must give written notice of the amendment, and the reasons for the amendment, to each person who was at the meeting at which the plan was developed.
s 51R ins 2004 No. 36 s 15
(sec.51R-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied a case plan developed at a case planning meeting, or something in the plan, is clearly impracticable or not in the child’s best interests.
(sec.51R-ssec.2) The chief executive may— reconvene, or have a private convenor reconvene, the case planning meeting under division 3 to develop an amended case plan; or convene, or have a private convenor convene, another case planning meeting under division 3 to develop an amended case plan; or amend the case plan and endorse the amended plan.
(sec.51R-ssec.3) The chief executive may amend the case plan under subsection (2) (c) — only to the extent necessary to ensure the plan is practicable and in the child’s best interests; and only within 7 days after the case planning meeting at which it was developed; and if the meeting was convened by a private convenor, only after consulting with the private convenor.
(sec.51R-ssec.4) If the chief executive amends the case plan under subsection (2) (c) , the chief executive must give written notice of the amendment, and the reasons for the amendment, to each person who was at the meeting at which the plan was developed.
- (a) reconvene, or have a private convenor reconvene, the case planning meeting under division 3 to develop an amended case plan; or
- (b) convene, or have a private convenor convene, another case planning meeting under division 3 to develop an amended case plan; or
- (c) amend the case plan and endorse the amended plan.
- (a) only to the extent necessary to ensure the plan is practicable and in the child’s best interests; and
- (b) only within 7 days after the case planning meeting at which it was developed; and
- (c) if the meeting was convened by a private convenor, only after consulting with the private convenor.