Children and Young People Act 2008
474What is a parental responsibility provision?
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474 What is a parental responsibility provision? parental responsibility provision, in a care and protection order, or interim care and protection order, for a child or young person— (a) means a provision about who has a stated aspect of parental (b) may, but need not, include 1 or more of the following directions: (i) that a stated person has daily care responsibility for the child or young person; (ii) that a stated person has long-term care responsibility for (iii) that parental responsibility for the child or young person is shared between stated people; (iv) that a stated person (including the director-general) who has long-term care responsibility for the child or young person must consult with each other person who shares long-term care responsibility for the child or young person in making a decision about a long-term matter for the child or young person;
Short-term parental responsibility provisions Division 14.6.2 (v) that a stated person who has parental responsibility for the child or young person must exercise the responsibility in a stated way. Note If a care and protection order is in force for a child or young person and the director-general or a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that someone has contravened the order and because of the contravention, the child or young person is in danger, the director-general or police officer may apply to the Childrens Court for a warrant to have the child or young person taken into safe custody (see s 685).