369Care and protection appraisal—obtaining agreement etc

369 Care and protection appraisal—obtaining agreement etc (1) When seeking the agreement of a person for section 368 (2) (a) (i), the director-general must tell the person the following: (a) the purpose of the appraisal; (b) if the appraisal is to include a care and protection assessment of the child or young person—the kind of assessment; (c) that agreement may be refused; (d) if agreement is refused, the kind of appraisal the director-general may carry out under section 371 (Care and protection appraisal—visual examination and interview). (2) Agreement to the appraisal may be given orally. (3) The director-general must keep a written record of the agreement to the appraisal. (4) When notifying a person for section 368 (2) (a) (ii), the director-general must tell the person— (a) the purpose of the appraisal; and (b) if the appraisal is to include a care and protection assessment of the child or young person—the kind of assessment. (5) The director-general is not required to notify a person under section 368 (2) (a) (ii) if satisfied that— (a) it would not be in the best interests of the child or young person to notify the person; or (b) it is not possible or reasonably practicable in the circumstances to do so. Example—par (b) despite reasonable efforts, contact details for a parent cannot be found