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| Category | Functions of PR |
|---|---|
| Case Planning | Change of child’s case plan goal. |
| Case Planning | Exit from OOHC through restoration or transition to a guardianship arrangement. |
| Contact | A contact dispute arises that cannot be resolved. |
| Contact | Approve changes to family and sibling contact plans not specified in Children’s Court order (for 12 months after making final orders). |
| Court Proceedings | Apply for an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) to protect a child from risk or apply to vary or rescind an AVO. |
| Court Proceedings | Apply for rescission or variation to care order (including contact orders). |
| Court Proceedings | Provide consent for applications in the Children’s Court for a child in the primary case responsibility of a PSP provider. |
| Court Proceedings | Respond to applications for rescission or variations to court orders filed by other parties (including contact orders). |
| Court Proceedings | Apply for adoptions orders in uncontested adoption matters, or contested adoption matters & instruct Crown Solicitor (in contested applications)*. |
| Court Proceedings | Approve report on suitability of PR arrangements & submit to Children’s Court, including filing section 76 and 82 reports filing (noting service provider with case management is required to draft section 76 and 82 reports). |
| Court Proceedings | Approve the commencement of an adoption action*. |
| Court Proceedings | Apply for guardianship orders under the Guardianship Act 1987 |
| Court Proceedings | Consent to applications for guardianship orders under the Guardianship Act 1987 for a child in primary case responsibility of a PSP provider. |
| Court Proceedings | Make referral for specialist reports required by Children’s Court. |
| Court Proceedings | Provide consent for appearing in proceedings as delegate of Minister. |
| Court Proceedings | Approve bail surety & bail fine payment*. |
| Financial | Approve a trust account or will on behalf of a child*. |
| Financial | Approve Complex Needs expenditure. |
| Financial | Approve financial component of leaving care plans. |
| Identity | Provide consent for citizenship. |
| Identity | Provide consent for marriage. |
| Identity | Provide consent for passport application. |
| Identity | Approve change of recorded sex on a child’s birth certificate. |
| Identity | Approve name changes for a child. |
| Interstate | Carer moves interstate (excepting border towns). |
| Interstate | Residency of children outside the NSW jurisdiction. |
| Interstate | Consent for travel outside of NSW and Australia. |
| Media | Consent to publication of information identifying children in OOHC or consenting to children’s public performance. |
| Media | Significant media attention for a child or their family’s situation. |
| Medical | Consent to non-intimate children body piercing & tattooing. |
| Medical | Consent to non-urgent surgical medical & dental treatment*. |
| Medical | Grant exemption to a written request from Health Secretary for administration of addictive drug. |
| Medical | Health Pathway referral (when it hasn’t been completed by CSC that brought the children into OOHC). |
| Medical | Provide consent for end of life medical intervention. |
| Medical | Provide consent for termination of pregnancy. Note: Seek legal advice in relation to children over the age of 13 years. |
| Medical | Provide consent to medical treatment involving potential terminal illness. Note: Seek legal advice in relation to children over the age of 13 years. |
| Medical | Make application to the court / NCAT for consent to medical treatment rendering a child infertile. |
| Medical | Seek NCAT consent for a special medical procedure. |
| Other | Duty of care in relation to parental responsibility. |
| Other | Disagreement between DCJ and a service provider. |
| Other | A breakdown in interagency negotiations, especially involving another government service provider. |
| Other | Other circumstance arising from OOHC accreditation (or loss of accreditation). |
| Other | Responding to a critical event such as a serious injury or death of a child. |
| Other | Approve apprenticeship or enlistment in Australian Defence Force (ADF)*. |
| Other | Request for DCJ intervention by a child. |
| Placement | A child is moving from foster care to residential care. |
| Placement | Match a child’s needs to a placement by applying Child Assessment Tool (CAT). |
| Placement | Respond to repeated placement breakdowns and/or unauthorised placements. Request the funded service provider with case management to provide information about how it intends to resolve the related concerns. |
| Victims compensation | Arrange file audit to identify and pursue any claims child may be entitled and ensure recognition payment claims have been addressed for children who have been victims of crime. |
* These powers are also exercised by Barnardos through a deed of agreement with DCJ.
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