Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 408

    (1)     If a police officer takes emergency action for a child or young person, the police officer must—

        (a)     immediately tell the director-general, in writing—

              (i)     the name of the child or young person; and

              (ii)     why the emergency action was taken; and

        (b)     if practicable—tell the following people about the emergency action as soon as practicable:

              (i)     the parents of the child or young person;

              (ii)     each other person (if any) who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the child or young person; and

        (c)     deliver the child or young person to the place or person advised by the director-general.

    (2)     However, if it is not practicable for the police officer to tell the director-general in writing immediately, the police officer may tell the director-general orally immediately and then in writing as soon as practicable.

    (3)     If the director-general takes emergency action for a child or young person, or is told that a police officer has taken emergency action for a child or young person, the director-general must, as soon as practicable, tell the following people that emergency action has been taken for the child or young person:

        (a)     if not already told about the emergency action—

              (i)     the parents of the child or young person; and

              (ii)     each other person (if any) who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the child or young person;

        (b)     the public advocate;

        (c)     if the child or young person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner;

        (d)     the Childrens Court.