Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)

Chapter 11 : Alternative Care

179. Regulations

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The Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development where court orders are regulated, may make regulations in terms of section 306 prescribing—

(a)the manner in which a person, facility, place or premises for temporary safe care must be approved;
(b)the criteria that a person, facility, place or premises for temporary safe care must comply with;
(c)limitations or conditions for leave of absence from alternative care;
(d)the manner in which children in alternative care must be transferred or provisionally transferred, their residential care programmes changed, be removed or permanently discharged from alternative care;
(e)fees payable to a child and youth care centre on transfer or provisional transfer of a child in alternative care to that centre;
(f)the manner in which applications for remaining in alternative care beyond 18 years of age are to be made; and

(g)         other matter that may be necessary to facilitate the implementation of this Chapter.