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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.51SPreparing the plan if not developed at a meeting
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### sec.51S Preparing the plan if not developed at a meeting
This section applies if a case plan is not developed at the case planning meeting or meetings held under division 3 .
This section also applies if it has not been possible for the chief executive to convene a family group meeting, or have a private convenor convene a family group meeting, under section 51H (1) .
The chief executive must—
take reasonable steps to obtain the views of any of the following persons and entities whose views have not yet been obtained—
the child, if the child’s views may reasonably be ascertained;
another person mentioned in section 51L (1) ;
another member of the child’s family group whose views, in the chief executive’s opinion, should be obtained;
a relevant prescribed entity or service provider; and
having regard to the views (if any), prepare a case plan, in the approved form, that the chief executive is satisfied best meets the child’s protection and care needs and endorse the plan.
If the meeting mentioned in subsection (1) was convened under a court order under section 68 (1) (d) (i) , the chief executive must file the plan prepared under this section in the court.
s 51S ins 2004 No. 36 s 15
amd 2017 No. 44 s 23
(sec.51S-ssec.1) This section applies if a case plan is not developed at the case planning meeting or meetings held under division 3 .
(sec.51S-ssec.2) This section also applies if it has not been possible for the chief executive to convene a family group meeting, or have a private convenor convene a family group meeting, under section 51H (1) .
(sec.51S-ssec.3) The chief executive must— take reasonable steps to obtain the views of any of the following persons and entities whose views have not yet been obtained— the child, if the child’s views may reasonably be ascertained; another person mentioned in section 51L (1) ; another member of the child’s family group whose views, in the chief executive’s opinion, should be obtained; a relevant prescribed entity or service provider; and having regard to the views (if any), prepare a case plan, in the approved form, that the chief executive is satisfied best meets the child’s protection and care needs and endorse the plan.
(sec.51S-ssec.4) If the meeting mentioned in subsection (1) was convened under a court order under section 68 (1) (d) (i) , the chief executive must file the plan prepared under this section in the court.
- (a) take reasonable steps to obtain the views of any of the following persons and entities whose views have not yet been obtained— (i) the child, if the child’s views may reasonably be ascertained; (ii) another person mentioned in section 51L (1) ; (iii) another member of the child’s family group whose views, in the chief executive’s opinion, should be obtained; (iv) a relevant prescribed entity or service provider; and
- (i) the child, if the child’s views may reasonably be ascertained;
- (ii) another person mentioned in section 51L (1) ;
- (iii) another member of the child’s family group whose views, in the chief executive’s opinion, should be obtained;
- (iv) a relevant prescribed entity or service provider; and
- (b) having regard to the views (if any), prepare a case plan, in the approved form, that the chief executive is satisfied best meets the child’s protection and care needs and endorse the plan.
- (i) the child, if the child’s views may reasonably be ascertained;
- (ii) another person mentioned in section 51L (1) ;
- (iii) another member of the child’s family group whose views, in the chief executive’s opinion, should be obtained;
- (iv) a relevant prescribed entity or service provider; and