A quick guide to decision making
If you are a long-term carer and parental responsibility has been allocated to the Minister of DCJ, then you will be responsible for making many of the day-to-day decisions about your child. However, certain decisions can only be made by your agency (whether that's DCJor a non-government agency). There are also a small number of decisions that can only be made by DCJ.These guides give you some basic information about which decisions you can make on your own, and which need input from your agency. If you're not sure whether you can make a decision in a particular situation, or if you need help to organise approval either from your agency or from DCJ, contact your caseworker.
Behaviour
BEHAVIOUR | Carer | Agency |
Bail Payment of bail | ||
Behaviour Make day-to-day decisions around behaviour | ||
Behaviour Support Plan (development) Develop a plan in partnership with carer and relevant professionals | ||
Behaviour Support Plan (psychotropic medications) Approve Behaviour Support Plan involving the use of psychotropic medications for the purpose of controlling behaviour |