Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 413

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     the director-general or a police officer has daily care responsibility for a child or young person under this division; and

        (b)     the director-general applies for any of the following orders for the child or young person:

              (i)     an appraisal order;

              (ii)     a care and protection order;

              (iii)     an assessment order;

              (iv)     an intensive therapy order.

    (2)     The director-general need only give a copy of the application to people under the following sections before the application is heard by the Childrens Court:

        (a)     section 379 (Appraisal orders—who must be given application);

        (b)     section 427 (Care and protection orders—who must be given application);

        (c)     section 445 (Assessment orders—who must be given application);

        (d)     section 541 (Intensive therapy orders—who must be given application).

    (3)     The Childrens Court must give initial consideration to the application on the day it is filed.