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(ii) happened while the child or young person was in an approved care placement.

Note The chief executive may have parental responsibility for a child or young person under any of the following provisions:

• under a family group conference agreement (see div 7.2.1)

• under a voluntary care agreement (see div 7.2.2)

• under a care and protection order (see pt 7.3)

• after emergency action is taken (see div 7.3.4).

(2) The chief executive must give a report to the public advocate about—

(a) the incident; and

(b) what action (if any) the chief executive has taken because of the appraisal.

(3) For this section, a child or young person is in an approved care placement if the child or young person is—

(a) placed in out-of-home care in the form of—

(i) foster care; or

(ii) kinship care; or

(iii) care provided under a residence order (see s 207); or

(b) taking part in a contact visit with someone and the contact is—

(i) allowed under a contact order (see s 206); or

(ii) approved by the chief executive.

Clause 21

Proposed new section 405 (b), note

Page 13, line 17—

omit

• s 162A (Records about authorised carers to go to public advocate)

substitute

• s 189A (Public advocate to be told about some incidents)

Clause 21

Proposed new section 405B (2), definition of child abuse appraisal information

Page 14, line 23—

omit the definition, substitute

child abuse appraisal information means information—

(a) in a record of a child protection appraisal (an appraisal record) made under section 162 (b) (Chief executive must record reports); or