74LDirector-general must report to court, public advocate

74L Director-general must report to court, public advocate and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner (a) a proceeding has been adjourned under section 74K (1); and (b) the court has given the director-general a statement of reasons under section 74K (2). (2) Not later than 15 days after the day the court adjourns the proceeding under section 74K (1), the director-general must tell the public advocate, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner and the court, in writing— (a) what action the director-general has taken, is taking or proposes to take under the care and protection chapters in relation to the child or young person; or (b) if the director-general proposes to take no action under any care and protection chapter in relation to the child or young person— that the director-general proposes to take no action. (3) However, for subsection (2), the director-general need only tell the commissioner about action taken or proposed to be taken (or that no action is proposed) in relation to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person.

(4) Without limiting when the director-general is taken to have complied with subsection (2), the director-general is taken to have complied with that subsection if the director-general— (a) makes an application under the care and protection chapters in relation to the child or young person; and (b) gives a copy of the application to— (i) the public advocate; and (ii) if the child or young person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner.