2. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest, whereby the safety of children shall be of paramount concern, to afford every child placed outside his home by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency with the opportunity for eventual return to the child’s home or placement in an alternative permanent home; that it is the obligation of the State to promote this end through effective planning and regular review of each child’s placement; and that it is the purpose of P.L.1977, c.424 (C. 30:4C-50 et seq.) to establish procedures for both administrative and judicial review of each child’s placement in order to ensure that such placement ensures the safety and health and serves the best interest of the child.

L.1977, c.424, s.2; amended 1999, c.53, s.37; 2012, c.16, s.106.