10GAboriginal children

### 10G Aboriginal children > [*\[Section 10G Inserted by No. 64 of 2013, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-07-01/act-2013-064#GS6@EN) > > > (1)  Aboriginal families, kinship groups, Aboriginal communities and organisations representing the Aboriginal people have a major, self-determining role in promoting the wellbeing of Aboriginal children. > > > (2)  A kinship group, Aboriginal community or organisation representing the Aboriginal people nominated by an Aboriginal child's family should be allowed to contribute to the making of a decision under this Act in relation to the child. > > > (3)  An Aboriginal child, as far as is practicable, should be placed with a person in the following order of priority: > > > > > > (a) a member of the child's family; > > > > > > > (b) an Aboriginal person in the child's community in accordance with local community practice; > > > > > > > (c) another Aboriginal person; > > > > > > > (d) a person who – > > > > > > > > > > (i) is not an Aboriginal person; but > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) in the Secretary's opinion, is sensitive to the child's needs and capable of promoting the child's ongoing affiliation with the culture of the child's community and, if possible, the child's ongoing contact with his or her family. > > > (4)  As far as is practicable, an Aboriginal child removed from his or her family and community, should be placed in close proximity to them.