Carers are a vital part of a child or young person’s care team and will make many of the day-to-day decisions required to support a child or young person’s needs. Some more complicated or high-risk decisions for a child or young person will need to be made by DCP.

Who can say OK? (PDF, 1.9 MB) outlines who can make a decision for a child or young person in family-based care. Who can say OK? does not provide information about financial decision making. For information about who is responsible for different financial decisions see Who pays for what? (PDF, 887.0 KB)

The different types of decisions included in Who can say OK? are arranged into general topics of decision making:

• Education (page 10)
• Health (medical, dental, wellbeing) (page 14)
• Disability (NDIS) (page 25)
• Identity and connection with family (page 27)
• Legal matters (page 32)
• Children or young people that are missing or absent from placement (page 35)
• Mobile phones and the internet (page 36)
• Preparation for adulthood (page 39)
• Child care, sleepovers, babysitting and respite care (page 42)
• Travel, recreation and sport (page 45)

Download the full Who Can Say OK? Booklet (PDF, 4.0 MB)

Download the Who Can Say OK? Quick Guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)