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Child Protection Act 1999
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### sec.51VA Review of plan—long-term guardian
This section applies if the child has a long-term guardian.
The chief executive must contact the child at least once every 12 months to give the child an opportunity to make comments or queries about, or ask for a review of, the child’s case plan.
The long-term guardian must allow the chief executive to have contact with the child at least once every 12 months.
At any time, the child or the long-term guardian may ask the chief executive to review the case plan.
Also, at any time, a parent of the child may ask the chief executive to review the case plan if the plan has not been reviewed in the previous 12 months.
On a request under subsection (4) or (5) —
the chief executive may decide not to review the plan if satisfied—
the child’s circumstances have not changed significantly since the plan was finalised or, if it has been reviewed, since the most recent review; or
for another reason, it would not be appropriate in all the circumstances; or
otherwise, the chief executive must review the plan and prepare—
a report about the review under section 51X ; and
a revised case plan.
If, on a request under subsection (4) or (5) , the chief executive decides not to review the case plan, the chief executive must give written notice of the decision to—
the person who made the request; and
if it was the child who made the request—the long-term guardian.
The notice mentioned in subsection (7) must comply with the QCAT Act , section 157 (2) .
s 51VA ins 2010 No. 33 s 36
amd 2016 No. 24 s 5
(sec.51VA-ssec.1) This section applies if the child has a long-term guardian.
(sec.51VA-ssec.2) The chief executive must contact the child at least once every 12 months to give the child an opportunity to make comments or queries about, or ask for a review of, the child’s case plan.
(sec.51VA-ssec.3) The long-term guardian must allow the chief executive to have contact with the child at least once every 12 months.
(sec.51VA-ssec.4) At any time, the child or the long-term guardian may ask the chief executive to review the case plan.
(sec.51VA-ssec.5) Also, at any time, a parent of the child may ask the chief executive to review the case plan if the plan has not been reviewed in the previous 12 months.
(sec.51VA-ssec.6) On a request under subsection (4) or (5) — the chief executive may decide not to review the plan if satisfied— the child’s circumstances have not changed significantly since the plan was finalised or, if it has been reviewed, since the most recent review; or for another reason, it would not be appropriate in all the circumstances; or otherwise, the chief executive must review the plan and prepare— a report about the review under section 51X ; and a revised case plan.
(sec.51VA-ssec.7) If, on a request under subsection (4) or (5) , the chief executive decides not to review the case plan, the chief executive must give written notice of the decision to— the person who made the request; and if it was the child who made the request—the long-term guardian.
(sec.51VA-ssec.8) The notice mentioned in subsection (7) must comply with the QCAT Act , section 157 (2) .
- (a) the chief executive may decide not to review the plan if satisfied— (i) the child’s circumstances have not changed significantly since the plan was finalised or, if it has been reviewed, since the most recent review; or (ii) for another reason, it would not be appropriate in all the circumstances; or
- (i) the child’s circumstances have not changed significantly since the plan was finalised or, if it has been reviewed, since the most recent review; or
- (ii) for another reason, it would not be appropriate in all the circumstances; or
- (b) otherwise, the chief executive must review the plan and prepare— (i) a report about the review under section 51X ; and (ii) a revised case plan.
- (i) a report about the review under section 51X ; and
- (ii) a revised case plan.
- (i) the child’s circumstances have not changed significantly since the plan was finalised or, if it has been reviewed, since the most recent review; or
- (ii) for another reason, it would not be appropriate in all the circumstances; or
- (i) a report about the review under section 51X ; and
- (ii) a revised case plan.
- (a) the person who made the request; and
- (b) if it was the child who made the request—the long-term guardian.