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Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
306Application for revocation of long-term care order
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306 Application for revocation of long-term care order
S. 306(1) amended by No. 61/2014 s. 47(2).
(1) An application for the revocation of a long-term care order may be made to the Court by—
(b) subject to subsection (3), the child in respect of whom the order is made or a parent of the child.
(2) The Secretary must apply to the Court under subsection (1) if the Secretary has become aware that—
(a) the child or the person or persons with whom the child is to live under the order has withdrawn his or her consent to the continuation of the order; or
(b) the relationship between the child and the person or persons with whom the child is to live under the order has irretrievably broken down; or
(c) the child has not lived with the person or persons with whom the child is to live under the order for a period of 3 months and it seems unlikely that the child will be able to return to live with that person or those persons in the foreseeable future.
S. 306(3) amended by No. 61/2014 s. 47(2).
(3) If a long-term care order has been in force for more than 12 months, a parent of the child may only apply to the Court under subsection (1) with the leave of the Court.