Build the placement and order timeline against the statutory reunification clock
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the sealed orders, placement records and court dates the lawyer has supplied, compute a timeline of each placement and order period, the cumulative time in out-of-home care and the date each statutory or order deadline falls, against the jurisdiction rule set the lawyer has set up and validated.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms the rule set is the law in force for this child on the relevant dates and checks each computed date against the sealed orders.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the rule set matches the Act as in force for this child on the relevant dates, including any amendment that commenced part-way through the matter.
- Check each order's start and end date against the sealed order rather than the department's summary, and include every interim period.
- Confirm which periods count towards a cumulative out-of-home-care total in this jurisdiction, and whether interim accommodation or pre-order periods are included.
- Recompute the expiry date and the cumulative total by hand and reconcile any difference before the timeline is relied on.
- Diarise every date the timeline produces, and re-run the timeline whenever a new order is made or a placement changes.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checklist: realistic possibility of restoration and the permanency plan (NSW s 83) | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for testing a permanency plan against section 83 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW), including the 6-month and 12-month decision points and the 24-month limit. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Stability) Act 2026 (Vic) (No 6/2026) · 2026-09-27
- DFFH Funded Agency Channel: Stability Act commencement · 2026-09-27
- Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic) s 287B — family reunification order period · 2026-09-27
- Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) s 83 · 2026-09-27
- Qld Child Safety Practice Manual: decide the type of child protection order to recommend · 2026-09-27
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.