7Custody of non‑citizen children

#### 7 Custody of non‑citizen children (1) The Minister may place a non‑citizen child in the custody of a person who: (a) is willing to be the custodian of that child; and (b) is, in the opinion of the Minister, a suitable person to be the custodian of that child; and that person shall thereupon become the custodian of that child. (2) The Minister may, at any time, if he or she considers it necessary so to do in the interests of a non‑citizen child, remove the child from the custody of his or her custodian and place the child in the custody of some other person, who shall thereupon be the custodian of that child.