23Authorisation of residential care workers—the Act, s 137

23 Authorisation of residential care workers—the Act, s 137

23 Authorisation of residential care workers—the Act, s 137

(1) A designated agency may authorise a natural person as an authorised carer if—

(a) the person is a residential care worker, and

(b) the agency has conducted each check required for the person by the Children’s Guardian Regulation 2022, Part 2, Division 2, and

(c) the agency has determined the person is capable and suitable to be an authorised carer taking into account—

(i) the relevant functions of an authorised carer and a risk the person would be unable to properly perform the functions, and

(ii) relevant information available to the agency.

(2) The functions of a designated agency under subsection (1)(b) and (c) must be undertaken by the principal officer of the agency and may, with the approval of the Children’s Guardian, be delegated to another person.

(3) Failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the validity of an authorisation under this section.