Supporting Carers Of Other People's Children - Australian Foster ...

Documents that Centrelink in each state andterritory will look for from foster carers forWelfare to Work exemptionsState Documentation Required Relevant AuthoritiesACTNSWNTQLDSATASVICWALetter, on official letterhead, issued bythe Department of Disability, Housing andCommunity Services stating that you areconsidered ‘registered and active’.Letter, on official letterhead, issued by one ofNSW’s relevant authorities stating that you areconsidered ‘registered and active’.Letter, on official letterhead, issued by theDepartment of Health and Community Servicesstating that you are considered ‘registered andactive’.• Certificate of Approval as a Foster Carer, or• Certificate of Approval as a Kinship Carer, or• Certificate of Approval as a ProvisionallyApproved Carer, and• Letter, on official letterhead, issued by theDepartment of Child Safety stating that you areconsidered ‘registered and active’.• Certificate of registration; and• Letter, on official letterhead, issued by one ofSA’s relevant authorities stating that you areconsidered ‘registered and active’.Letter, on official letterhead, issued by one ofTasmania’s relevant authorities stating that youare considered ‘registered and active’.Letter, on official letterhead, issued by one ofVictoria’s relevant authorities stating that you areconsidered ‘registered and active’.Letter issued by the Department for CommunityDevelopment stating that you are considered‘registered and active’.• Department of Disability, Housing andCommunity Services.• Department of Community Services; or• Approved non-government foster careagencies in NSW (available at the Officeof the Children’s Guardianwebsite www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au).• Department of Health and CommunityServices.• Department of Child Safety.• Department of Families andCommunities; or• Approved non-government foster careagencies in South Australia. Centrelinkwill have a list of approved agencies.• Department of Health and HumanServices;• The following non-government fostercare agencies in Tasmania:Kennerley Children’sHome Inc – Claremont;Glenhaven Family Care Inc – Devonport;Placement and SupportServices – Hobart.• Department of Human Services; or• Approved non-government foster careagencies in Victoria. Centrelink has a listof approved agencies.• Department for CommunityDevelopment.For contact information relating to the departments named in the table above see the stateand territory pages at the back of this publication13