137AEntry to premises of applicants for authorisation

137A Entry to premises of applicants for authorisation

137A Entry to premises of applicants for authorisation

(1) This section applies to the residential premises of an applicant for authorisation as an authorised carer by a designated agency if the premises are the place where a child or young person who will be in the care of the applicant is intended to reside.

(2) For the purposes of authorisation of the applicant, a supervising person may, with the consent of the applicant—

(a) enter and inspect the residential premises, and

(b) inspect a document or thing on the premises, and

(c) interview the applicant, and

(d) interview any other person on the premises.

(3) An assessment of an applicant’s suitability extends to the assessment of persons residing on the same property as the applicant for 3 weeks or more.

(4) In this section—

supervising person means—

(a) the Secretary, or

(b) an officer or employee of the designated agency that is responsible for authorising the applicant as an authorised carer.

s 137A: Ins 2020 No 31, Sch 2.1[4].