(b) a child’s family has the primary responsibility for the
child’s upbringing, protection and development;
(c) the preferred way of ensuring a child’s safety and
wellbeing is through supporting the child’s family;
(d) if a child does not have a parent who is able and willing
to protect the child, the State is responsible for
protecting the child;
(e) in protecting a child, the State should only take action
that is warranted in the circumstances;
(f) if a child is removed from the child’s family, support
should be given to the child and the child’s family for
the purpose of allowing the child to return to the child’s
family if the return is in the child’s best interests;
(g) if a child does not have a parent able and willing to give
the child ongoing protection in the foreseeable future,
the child should have long-term alternative care;
(h) if a child is removed from the child’s family,
consideration should be given to placing the child, as a
first option, in the care of kin;
(i) if a child is removed from the child’s family, the child
should be placed with the child’s siblings, to the extent
that is possible;
(j) a child should only be placed in the care of a parent or
other person who has the capacity and is willing to care
for the child (including a parent or other person with
capacity to care for the child with assistance or support);
(k) a child should have stable living arrangements,
including arrangements that provide—
(i) for a stable connection with the child’s family and
community, to the extent that is in the child’s best
interests; and
(ii) for the child’s developmental, educational,
emotional, health, intellectual and physical needs
to be met;