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Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997
12Termination of care agreement
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### 12 Termination of care agreement
> > (1) A care agreement may be terminated at any time by the agreement of –
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> > > > (a) the Secretary; and
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> > > > (b) the guardians who signed the agreement; and
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> > > > (c) if the child is a young person, the young person.
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> > (2) The Secretary must not agree to terminate a care agreement unless the Secretary is satisfied that proper arrangements exist for the care of the child.
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> > (3) A care agreement will be taken to have been terminated on any order being made under this Act or any other enactment for the guardianship or custody of the child.
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> > (4) The Secretary must terminate a care agreement that relates to a young person if –
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> > > > (a) the young person requests it in writing; and
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> > > > (b) the Secretary is satisfied that proper arrangements exist for the care of the young person.
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> > (5) [*\[Section 12 Subsection (5) amended by No. 64 of 2013, s. 8, Applied:28 Feb 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-02-28/act-2013-064#GS8@EN) Unless the agreement is earlier terminated under this section, a care agreement has effect for the period specified in the agreement or an extension of the agreement.