Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that obtaining agreement to carry out an appraisal from a parent or other person with daily care responsibility for a child or young person—
(a) is not in the best interests of the child or young person; or
(b) would be likely to jeopardise a criminal investigation.
Examples par (a)—not in the best interests of child or young person
1 the parent or other person with daily care responsibility is the subject of an allegation of causing significant harm to the child or young person
2 the parent's contact with the child or young person is not allowed, or is limited, under a court order (under this Act or another law in force in the Territory)
(2) The director-general may carry out a care and protection appraisal under section 371.