Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that clause 16 of Bill 6 be amended by;

(a) striking out: paragraphs 15(2)(a) to (d) in subclause (1) and by substituting "paragraph 15(2)(a),(c) or (d);

(b) striking out "sections 17 and 18" in subclause (3) and by substituting "section 18";

(c) Striking out "five days" in subclause (3) and by substituting "eight days";

(d) deleting subclause (4) and by substituting the following:

(4) A Child Protection Worker shall, without delay, apply to a court for a declaration that the child needs protection and for an order where;

(a) a person listed in paragraph 15(2)(a), (c) or (d) is unable or unwilling to sit as a member of a Plan of Care Committee and a Plan of Care Committee is not established or if it is established, is terminated as a result; or

(b) the Child and Family Services Committee establishes a Plan of Care Committee and, at the expiration of 15 days after the day on which the Child Protection Worker referred the matter to the Child and Family Services Committee, the Plan of Care Committee has not made a plan of care agreement in respect of the child.

Thank you.