Page 3090 - Week 08 - Thursday, 15 August 2019
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(2) The Application Review Committee (ARC) consists of three members including: Senior Manager, CYPS North; Senior Manager, CYPS South and the Senior Manager, Legal Services. In addition, advisory roles are held by the Cultural Services Team and the Assessment and Support Team. These participants are present for the entirety of each meeting.
ARC reviews all proposed applications for Court Orders. There are a range of Court Orders applicable to children and young people in out of home care that can be applied for as outlined in the Children and Young People Act 2008 and the Adoption Act 1993. Case managers from both CYPS and ACT Together present court applications to ARC depending on who has case management for the child or young person. Applications may include:
• a new order;
• the revocation of an Order;
• changes to Orders;
• EPR Orders;
• Adoption Orders; and
• appeal applications.
Applications to court are bought by the Director-General of CSD.
The aim of ARC is to review all proposed applications for orders and ensure that they:
• are child centred and consistent with best interest principles (S.349 of the Children and Young People Act 2008);
• demonstrate collaboration with key partners to best meet the needs of the child or young person and their family;
• demonstrate good decision-making which meets the requirements under the Children and Young People Act 2008;
• are timely and provide stability for children and young people; and
• are robust, transparent and accountable and adhere to CYPS policies and procedures.
(3) Case managers make recommendations to ARC. ARC makes decisions based on the information provided by the case manager in accordance with their role as outlined in Question 2.
(4) ARC meets every Tuesday. The length of these meetings is determined by the number of cases listed for discussion, ranging from six to eight cases. Additional meetings can also be held out of session.
The data sought is not in an easily retrievable form, and to collect and assemble this information solely for the purpose of answering the question is a major task, requiring a considerable diversion of resources. In this instance, I do not believe that it would be appropriate to divert resources from the provision of direct services to clients, for the purposes of answering the Member’s question.
(5) The Children Youth and Families (CYF) Community Engagement and Client Services team, (formerly the Complaints Unit), has four staff members: a Manager; two Community Engagement and Client Services Officers; and a Carer Liaison Officer.
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