Children and Young People Act 2008
Part 15Care and protection—
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Chapter 15 Care and protection— director-general has aspect of parental responsibility Note to ch 15 Parental responsibility for a child or young person may be transferred to, or shared with, the director-general under any of the following (see s 17 and s 18): • an appraisal order including a temporary parental responsibility provision (see s 373) • a voluntary care agreement (see pt 12.3) • emergency action (see pt 13.1) • a care and protection order including a parental responsibility provision (see pt 14.6) • a safe custody warrant (see s 683) • a court order (under this Act or another law in force in the Territory) • a provision of another law in force in the Territory.