478Short-term parental responsibility provision—financial

478 Short-term parental responsibility provision—financial contribution (1) This section applies if the Childrens Court includes a short-term parental responsibility provision in a care and protection order for a child or young person and the provision— (a) transfers parental responsibility for the child or young person to the director-general; or (b) shares parental responsibility for the child or young person with (2) The court may order a parent of the child or young person to pay an amount (the contribution) to the director-general as a contribution to the cost of the care of the child or young person. (3) In deciding the amount of the contribution, the court must have regard to the financial circumstances of the parent.

Long-term parental responsibility provisions Division 14.6.3 Division 14.6.3 Long-term parental responsibility