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title: "Build the kinship and placement options table against the placement principles"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/build-the-kinship-and-placement-options-table-against-the-placement-prin"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A52-X20260927-9"
practice_area: "Child Protection & Care Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the kinship and placement options table against the placement principles

> From the family and kin information the client and the department have provided and from the carer assessment records, assemble a table of each placement option with its relationship, assessment status, the sibling and…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Child Protection & Care Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the family and kin information the client and the department have provided and from the carer assessment records, assemble a table of each placement option with its relationship, assessment status, the sibling and schooling consequence and the gaps in what has been assessed, against the statutory hierarchy the lawyer has set out. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides what the placement principles require on these facts and whether cultural connection and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle have been addressed in substance rather than recorded as met. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the family and kin information the client and the department have provided and from the carer assessment records, assemble a table of each placement option with its relationship, assessment status, the sibling and schooling consequence and the gaps in what has been assessed, against the statutory hierarchy the lawyer has set out.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides what the placement principles require on these facts and whether cultural connection and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle have been addressed in substance rather than recorded as met.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm every kin option the client has raised appears in the table, including the options the department has already excluded, with the reason it gave.
2. Check each excluded option against the record: whether it was assessed at all, by whom, on what material, and whether the parent or the kin carer was asked.
3. Check the sibling placement position for each option and record the effect on contact between the siblings.
4. For an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, confirm the placement principle has been applied as a hierarchy with recorded consultation, and that the table is not treated as a substitute for consultation with the child's family and community.
5. Keep carer identities, placement addresses and carer assessment details out of any version of the table that goes outside the firm.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) s 83](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caypapa1998442/s83.html) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/current/act-1999-010) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic)](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/cyafa2005252/) (checked 2026-09-27)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dispute resolution conference preparation checklist for a parent’s or child’s lawyer (NSW Children’s Court)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/dispute-resolution-conference-preparation-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist to prepare for a Children’s Registrar dispute resolution conference under s 65: instructions and authority to settle, filed and subpoenaed material, attendees and notice, the issues,… |
| [Permanent placement options table (NSW s 10A hierarchy)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/permanent-placement-options-table.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Table of the permanent placement hierarchy in section 10A, with a row for each option and the reason it is or is not practicable and in the child's best interests. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/build-the-kinship-and-placement-options-table-against-the-placement-prin/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*