503Director-general may provide assistance

503 Director-general may provide assistance (1) If the director-general has parental responsibility for a child or young person, the director-general may provide any of the following for the child or young person: (a) placement with an out-of-home carer; (b) financial support; (c) counselling; (d) appropriate education, training and employment opportunities; (e) health care treatment; (f) recreational opportunities; (g) a care plan; (h) an explanation, in a way the child or young person can understand, of the aim of care plans.

General Part 15.1 (2) If the director-general stops having parental responsibility for a child or young person (for any reason), the director-general may arrange for financial or other assistance to be provided to, or for, the child or young person on the conditions the director-general considers Note If a young person was previously in out-of-home care, the director-general may provide further assistance (see pt 15.5).

Part 15.2 Director-general has long-term care responsibility Part 15.2 Director-general has long-term care responsibility 504 Director-general sharing long-term care responsibility (a) shares with another person long-term care responsibility for a (b) under a parental responsibility provision is required to 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. (2) If another person who has long-term care responsibility for the child or young person disagrees with the director-general’s proposed decision about a long-term matter for the child or young person— (a) the person or the director-general may apply to the Childrens Court for an order about the matter; and (b) the director-general must not make the decision without the person’s agreement. Note Usually, if parental responsibility is shared between 2 or more people, either of them may discharge the responsibility (see s 18).