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title: "Review a leaving-care plan against the statutory requirements"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/review-a-leaving-care-plan-against-the-statutory-requirements"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A52-PU20261022-6"
practice_area: "Child Protection & Care Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Review a leaving-care plan against the statutory requirements

> From the plan and the file, list the young person's age, when care is due to end, the goals, the supports named, and what each person is recorded as agreeing to do.…

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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 plan and the file, list the young person's age, when care is due to end, the goals, the supports named, and what each person is recorded as agreeing to do. Note whether the plan deals with possessions and personal information such as school reports, medical reports and photographs. Do not decide that the plan meets the statute, and do not rewrite it. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the plan meets the local requirements. In New South Wales, leaving care means the young person is no longer formally in the care of the Minister, which usually happens at 18. It does not require the young person to move out. The NSW Government page says a leaving care plan sets out goals, the support and services needed, and what each person has agreed to do, and that the plan stays in place until the young person turns 25. The young person is entitled to keep possessions, including aids and furniture bought for them, and to access personal information held by the carer. The same page points carers to sections 61, 165 and 166 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 for their rights and responsibilities. The lawyer reads those sections and the local leaving-care provisions before treating the plan as sufficient. Other states are not described here. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to the file and leave the decision to the lawyer.

- What the AI does: From the plan and the file, list the young person's age, when care is due to end, the goals, the supports named, and what each person is recorded as agreeing to do. Note whether the plan deals with possessions and personal information such as school reports, medical reports and photographs. Do not decide that the plan meets the statute, and do not rewrite it.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether the plan meets the local requirements. In New South Wales, leaving care means the young person is no longer formally in the care of the Minister, which usually happens at 18. It does not require the young person to move out. The NSW Government page says a leaving care plan sets out goals, the support and services needed, and what each person has agreed to do, and that the plan stays in place until the young person turns 25. The young person is entitled to keep possessions, including aids and furniture bought for them, and to access personal information held by the carer. The same page points carers to sections 61, 165 and 166 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 for their rights and responsibilities. The lawyer reads those sections and the local leaving-care provisions before treating the plan as sufficient. Other states are not described here.
- 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. Check the young person's age and the end of the care order against the order, not against the plan alone.
2. Confirm goals, supports and agreed actions are each present or marked missing.
3. Confirm possessions and personal information are addressed before the lawyer treats the plan as complete.

## 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

- [NSW Government: Helping a young person prepare for leaving care](https://www.nsw.gov.au/community-services/foster-relative-and-kinship-care/caring-for-children-and-young-people/helping-a-young-person-prepare-for-leaving-care) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/review-a-leaving-care-plan-against-the-statutory-requirements/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.*