Children and Young People Act 2008
390Registered family group conference agreement—
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390 Registered family group conference agreement— (1) This section applies if, in a family group conference agreement reached at a family group conference arranged under section 80 (2) (Family group conferences—criteria), the parties agree that daily care person should be— (a) transferred from a person to someone else (other than the director-general); or (b) shared with a person (other than the director-general) who would not otherwise have that aspect of parental responsibility Note 1 A family group conference may be arranged under s 80 (2) if the (a) the child or young person is in need of care and protection; and (b) arrangements should be made to secure the child’s or young person’s care and protection. Note 2 Daily care responsibility is dealt with in s 19. Note 3 A family group conference agreement must not transfer to, or share with, the director-general parental responsibility for the child or young person (see s 76).
Part 12.2 Registration of family group conference agreements that transfer or (2) The director-general may apply to the Childrens Court to register the family group conference agreement. (3) An application to register a family group conference agreement must be accompanied by— (a) a copy of the family group conference agreement; and (b) a statement signed by each party to the agreement (other than the director-general) to the effect that the party has had an opportunity to get legal advice about the meaning and effect of the agreement. (4) The director-general must give the public advocate a copy of the (5) If the child or young person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, the director-general must also give the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner a copy of the