49Care of child or young person pending care proceedings

#### 49 Care of child or young person pending care proceedings 49 Care of child or young person pending care proceedings > > (1) If a child or young person is removed from the care of his or her parent or parents under this Part or a warrant issued under section 233— > > > > > (a) the child or young person is to be kept at a place approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section, and > > > > > (b) the Secretary has the care responsibility for the child or young person. > > > (2) The Children’s Court may, by order, vest the care responsibility in a designated agency. > > > (3) The Secretary or designated agency having the care responsibility for the child or young person may delegate that responsibility to a relative of the child or young person, an authorised carer or a person approved by the Children’s Guardian. > > > (4) Despite subsection (3), the Secretary may delegate the care responsibility for the child or young person on an interim basis to a person other than a person specified in subsection (3) but must use his or her best endeavours to delegate that responsibility to a person so specified as soon as is reasonably practicable. > > > (5) The exercise of the care responsibility by a person referred to in subsection (3) or (4) is subject to any direction given to the person by the Secretary or the designated agency that made the delegation.