171Removal of children and young persons from unauthorised out-of-home care

#### 171 Removal of children and young persons from unauthorised out-of-home care 171 Removal of children and young persons from unauthorised out-of-home care > > (1) If— > > > > > (a) a child or young person resides— > > > > > > > (i) in statutory or supported out-of-home care that is not authorised by this Act, or > > > > > > > (ii) with an authorised carer who is in breach of the carer’s authorisation, and > > > > > (b) the Secretary requests a person responsible for the child or young person to remove the child or young person from the statutory or supported out-of-home care, and > > > > > (c) the child or young person is not removed from the statutory or supported out-of-home care immediately, > > > > the child or young person is taken to be a child or young person in need of care and protection. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to or in respect of a child or young person who is related to the person who has the care of the child or young person in the statutory or supported out-of-home care. > > **s 171:** Am 2000 No 76, Sch 2 \[21\]; 2009 No 13, Sch 1.3 \[14\].