169Review of case plan

169 Review of case plan (1) A case plan must include a date for the review of the case plan not more than 12 months after the date that the case plan is made and, once reviewed, not more than 12 months after the date of the review. (2) The Secretary must review a case plan— (a) on or before the review date specified in the case plan; and (b) after the making by the Court of a protection order, if the protection order made in respect of a child is different to the protection order anticipated by the case plan; and (c) when a child has been living in out of home care for a cumulative period of 12 months, if— (i) the child is the subject of an interim accommodation order or a protection order; and (ii) the permanency objective for the child is family reunification; and (d) from time to time as otherwise appears necessary. (3) A review of a case plan must include a review of— (a) the progress being made to achieve the permanency objective in the case plan; and (b) in the case of an Aboriginal child in out of home care under an interim accommodation order, a protection order or therapeutic treatment (placement) order, the cultural support needs of the child. S. 169(4) inserted by No. 8/2016 s. 5. (4) Section 287A(4) applies to the determination of a cumulative period under this section. Ch. 4 Pt 4.3 Div. 1A (Heading and ss 169A–169C) inserted by No. 33/2018 s. 4.