31Child in specialised substitute residential care

31 Child in specialised substitute residential care

31 Child in specialised substitute residential care

(1) A designated agency must give written notice to the Children’s Guardian if the designated agency—

(a) provides or supervises specialised substitute residential care for a child, and

(b) becomes aware the child has been—

(i) in unsupervised care for more than a total of 90 days in a period of 12 months, or

(ii) in specialised substitute residential care, whether provided by the agency or another organisation, for more than a total of 180 days in a period of 12 months.

(2) The notice must be given as soon as practicable.

(3) In this section—

unsupervised care means specialised substitute residential care that is not provided or supervised by a designated agency.

s 31: Ins 2022 (480), Sch 1[7].