Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 423

A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     a care and protection order is in force for someone else who is a child or young person; and

        (b)     the person has been given a copy of the order; and

        (c)     the person engages in conduct that contravenes a provision of the order.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

Note 1     A registered family group conference agreement has effect as if it were an order of the Childrens Court and may be enforced accordingly (see  s 393).

Note 2     If a care and protection order is in force for a child or young person and there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that someone has contravened the order and because of the contravention, the child or young person is in danger, the director-general or police officer may apply to the Childrens Court for a warrant to have the child or young person taken into safe custody (see  s 685).