3 September 2025 updates

Changes have been made to the following sections:

Forms & templates Templates (105 pages)
Procedures Provide and review care (6 pages)
Procedures Support a child in care (4 pages)
Procedures Engage with other jurisdictions (1 page)
Resources Resource (1 page)

Assess and approve initial carer applicants

Minor content relating to recording a refusal decision in Unify.
Renew a carer's certificate of approval

Minor content relating to recording a refusal decision in Unify.
Respond to prospective carers

New link inserted
Provisional assessment and approval

New content enabling a carer application to progress in specific circumstances.
Respond to concerns about the standards of care or harm to a child in care

Maintenance
Respond to specific carer assessment and approval matters

Minor content relating to recording a refusal decision in Unify.

Engage with other states, territories and New Zealand

Brief content re interstate carer assessments to align with the Interstate Child Protection Protocol.

Engagement letter—non-indigenous parent

Page created

Templates Forms & templates

Letter of approval as a foster carer

Household safety study form

Letter to centrelink confirming approved carer status

Letter to medicare - change of address

Engagement letter—Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander unborn child

Updating affidavit

Letter to young person at 18

Transition plan

Form 4: Approval decision

Letter advising end of immediate suspension

Safety and support plan

Application for renewal of approval—Form 3B

Child Safety NDIS pre-planning guide

Letter to care service - standards of care review outcome

Placing a child with another entity 82(1)(f) assessment

Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a foster carer

Letter to referee

Letter of decision to cancel/suspend a provisionally approved carer's certificate of approval

Approved kinship carer - subsequent initial application and assessment - Form 3D

Engagement letter—Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander parent

Letter advising parent/s of withholding placement information

Letter to staff member - outcome of harm report

Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact

Letter to pregnant person—outcome of standard response

Form 5: Approval decision - Provisionally approved carer

Letter advising suitable persons of long-term guardianship order

Letter advising parent/s of placement information

Letter to carer - immediate suspension

Letter of decision to cancel/suspend a carer’s certificate of approval

Information for domestic violence proceedings - section 55

Individualised placement and support agreement

Letter to the independent person

Form 25—Affidavit of service – updating affidavits

Letter re: guardianship (schools)

Young person support plan

Letter to parent—priority response outcome—no assessment completed

Letter re: custody (medical)

Letter to carer/staff member - advice of harm report

Letter - Comprehensive health assessment

Review report (section 51VAA)-long-term guardianship to the chief executive

Letter advising parents of a long-term guardianship order

Form 28—Warrant for apprehension of a child

Letter to parent—priority response outcome—child in need of protection

Letter to young person at 15 years

Letter of approval as a kinship carer

Individualised placement and support package Request for quote

Formal escalation - Director-General briefing note for information

Statement of position letter

Letter re: custody (schools)

Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact (section 99MA)

Form 25—Affidavit-template-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Letter refusing carer's application to amend

Leaving care report

Immediate care arrangement Express request for quote

Form 25—Affidavit of service – amended application and supporting affidavit

Attachment 1 - Legal context for responding to prohibited and restrictive practices

Letter requesting an extension to the APA

Letter to carer - amendment proposed

Request to medically examine or treat a child - section 97

Letter re: decision not to review the case plan

Kinship carer renewal assessment report

Form 27—Application for warrant for apprehension of child

Letter advising parents of a permanent care order

Letter of refusal of initial application to be a kinship carer

Form 25—Affidavit of service – initiating material (application and initial affidavit)

Letter to Public Trustee - request to manage finances

Letter of renewal as a foster or kinship carer

Letter of refusal of initial application to be a foster carer

Foster carer agreement

Foster carer applicant assessment and recommendation—Initial approval only

Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a kinship carer

Letter to medical practitioner

SOC consultation form (non-family-based care service provider)

Letter to carer - standards of care review outcome

Case summary for transfer

Letter to parent regarding a supervision order

Form 26—Certificate of exhibit

Application for initial approval—Form 3A