Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) the Childrens Court, director-general or police officer is unable after reasonable inquiry to find out a person's age; and
(b) the person appears, on reasonable grounds, to the Childrens Court, the director-general or a police officer to be a child or young person.
(2) The person may be dealt with under the care and protection chapters as if the person were a child or young person and the care and protection chapters applies to the person as if a reference to a child or young person included a reference to the person.