13Assessment of prospective guardians—the Act, s 79B

13 Assessment of prospective guardians—the Act, s 79B

13 Assessment of prospective guardians—the Act, s 79B

(1) The assessment body assessing a prospective guardian’s suitability to have parental responsibility for a child or young person—

(a) must give information to the prospective guardian about the role of a guardian, and

(b) must conduct a review of the placement of the child or young person in out-of-home care.

(2) The prospective guardian must give the assessment body information the assessment body reasonably requires to assess the prospective guardian’s suitability.

(3) For the Act, section 79B(1A), the prescribed suitability assessments are—

(a) the applicable requirements of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, section 11A, and

(b) a uniform suitability assessment of—

(i) the prospective guardian, and

(ii) a co-resident of the prospective guardian.

(4) An assessment body must give the applicant for the guardianship order a statement (a suitability statement) setting out—

(a) the results of the suitability assessments, and

(b) the steps the assessment agency has taken to comply with this section.

(5) The applicant for the guardianship order must present the suitability statement to the Children’s Court before the order is made.