138Persons who may arrange for provision of statutory or supported out-of-home care

138 Persons who may arrange for provision of statutory or supported out-of-home care

138 Persons who may arrange for provision of statutory or supported out-of-home care

(1) Arrangements for the provision of statutory or supported out-of-home care may be made only by—

(a) a designated agency, or

(b) the Children’s Guardian.

(2) A person, other than a designated agency or the Children’s Guardian—

(a) who places or arranges for the placement of a child or young person in statutory or supported out-of-home care, or

(b) who advertises or holds himself, herself or itself out as being willing to place or arrange for the placement of a child or young person in statutory or supported out-of-home care,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty (subsection (2)): 200 penalty units.

Note.

An offence against subsection (2) committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 258.

s 138: Am 2009 No 13, Sch 1.3 [7]; 2012 No 97, Sch 1.3 [3].