Section 188: Determination of disputes relating to controlled and assisted community homes

(1) Where a dispute relating to a controlled community home arises between the State Government specified in the instrument of management of the community home and-
(a) the voluntary organisation which provided the community home; or
(b) any other State Government that has placed, or desires or is required to place in the community home, a child who is looked after by it, the dispute may be referred by either party to the Minister for his determination.
(2) Where a dispute relating to an assisted community home arises between the voluntary organisation which provided the community home and the State Government that has placed, or desires to place, in the community home, a child who is looked after by it, the dispute may be referred by either part to the Minister for his determination.
(3) Where a dispute is referred to the Minister under this section, he may, in order to give effect to his determination of the dispute, give such direction as he thinks fit to the State Government or voluntary organisation concerned.
(4) This section applies notwithstanding that the matter in dispute may be one which, under or by virtue of Part II of the Eight Schedule of this Act is reserved for the decision, or is the responsibility of -
[Eight Schedule.]
(a) the State Government specified in the instrument of management of the community home; or
(b) the voluntary organisation which provided the community home, as the case may be.