Child and Family Agency Act 2013
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59. (1) The Agency may, subject to any directions given by the Minister in accordance with section 47 , and on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate, give assistance to a person that provides or proposes to provide, otherwise than for profit, a service supplemental to services provided by the Agency. | ||
(2) Assistance under this section may be provided by— | ||
(a) a grant, or | ||
(b) a contribution in kind, whether by way of materials or labour or any other service. | ||
(3) Assistance may be provided to a person under this section whether or not the person is also a service provider who has entered into an arrangement under section 56 . | ||
(4) The Agency may make such arrangements, including the imposition of requirements on a person, as it considers appropriate to monitor— | ||
(a) the use of grant aid, and | ||
(b) where the person provides services directly to a child or family, the provision of those services. | ||
(5) The Agency may request a person to provide it with any information that it considers material to accountability in respect of the funds provided. | ||
(6) A person shall within a reasonable period of time comply with any requirement imposed by the Agency under subsection (4) or any request made by the Agency under subsection (5). | ||
(7) Where a person fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (4) or a request under subsection (5), the Agency may not give further assistance to that person under subsection (1). | ||
(8) In this section “service supplemental to services provided by the Agency” means— | ||
(a) the provision of a community development resource to promote child and family support services, or | ||
(b) activities which are ancillary to child and family support services provided by the Agency or by a service provider on its behalf. |