Children and Community Services Regulations 2006

In this regulation —

The CEO may, under section 79(2), make an arrangement (an interim placement arrangement) for the placement of a child with an individual who is not approved under regulation 4(1).

Before, or as soon as practicable after, an interim placement arrangement is made in respect of a child, the following requirements must be met —

the interim carer must make, and give to the CEO, a statutory declaration, in a form approved by the CEO, that addresses matters relevant to the interim carer’s suitability to provide care for the child;

the interim carer must consent to the CEO carrying out any check (including a criminal record check) that the CEO considers appropriate for the purposes of assessing the interim carer’s suitability to provide care for the child;

the CEO must confirm that a negative notice or an interim negative notice has not been issued to the interim carer under the Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004;

an officer must visit the place where the child is, or will be, living under the interim placement arrangement.

The CEO must cancel an interim placement arrangement if —

any of the requirements in subregulation (3) are not met within 5 working days after the day on which the interim placement arrangement is made; or

the interim carer is not approved under regulation 4(1) within 6 months after the day on which the interim placement arrangement is made.

If, within 6 months after the day on which an interim placement arrangement is made, the interim carer is approved under regulation 4(1), then, on and from the date of approval, the interim placement arrangement is taken to be a placement arrangement made under section 79(2)(a)(i).