Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 11 : Alternative Care168. Leave of absence |
| (1) | Leave of absence may, subject to subsection (2) and such limitations and conditions as may be prescribed, be granted to a child in alternative care— |
| (a) | by the management of a child and youth care centre in whose care the child has been placed; |
| (b) | by the person in whose alternative care the child has been placed; and |
| (c) | by the provincial head of social development in the relevant province, in the case of a child in temporary safe care. |
| (2) | If a child has been placed in alternative care under the supervision of a designated social worker, leave of absence may only be granted with the approval of that social worker. |
| (3) | The management or person referred to in subsection (1), designated social worker or the provincial head of social development in the province may at any time cancel any leave of absence granted in terms of subsection (1). |
| (4) | In the case of foster care, the supervising designated social worker may at any time cancel any leave of absence granted in terms of subsection (1). |
| (5) | When a child's leave of absence has been cancelled, the management or person referred to in subsection (1), designated social worker or the provincial head of social development must request that the child be returned to the child and youth care centre or person, or to the place where the child is in temporary safe care. |