44Other authorisation

44 Other authorisation

44 Other authorisation

(1) For the purposes of the Act, section 137(1)(c), the following persons are authorised as authorised carers—

(a) a person who provides residential care and control of a child or young person whose placement arrangements are not subject to supervision by a designated agency, and who provides care and control under—

(i) a care plan developed by the Secretary, or

(ii) an alternative parenting plan approved or registered by the Children’s Court under the Act, Chapter 7, Part 1,

(b) a person providing residential care and control of a child or young person whose placement arrangements are not subject to supervision by a designated agency under an order of the Supreme Court or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) is only authorised as an authorised carer for the child or young person, and the person ceases to be an authorised carer when the person ceases to have care responsibility for the child or young person.