Public Guardian Act 2014

A child under care staying at a visitable home may—

ask the public guardian to arrange for a community visitor (child) to visit the home to perform the visitor’s functions; or

ask an authorised officer under the Child Protection Act to arrange for a community visitor (child) to visit the home to perform the visitor’s functions; or

ask a carer of the child to arrange for a community visitor (child) to visit the home to perform the visitor’s functions; or

inform a carer of the child that the child wishes to communicate with a particular community visitor (child).

If subsection (1)(b) applies, the authorised officer must tell the public guardian about the request as soon as practicable.

If subsection (1)(c) applies, the carer must tell the public guardian about the request as soon as practicable.

If subsection (1)(d) applies, the carer must take reasonable steps to inform the particular visitor about the request as soon as practicable.

A community visitor (child) must comply with a request to visit the child at the visitable home, or communicate with the child, as soon as practicable after being informed of the request.

A person does not commit an offence only by failing to comply with subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5).