Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The Childrens Court must give initial consideration to an application, or cross-application, for a care and protection order not later than 5 working days after the day the application, or cross-application, is filed.
(2) The application or cross-application must be initially listed before a magistrate.
(3) The magistrate must give directions about the conduct of the proceeding (including the hearing of the application or cross-application) at the time the application or cross-application is initially considered.
(4) If a care and protection order in relation to the child or young person who is the subject of the application or cross-application is in force on the day the application or cross-application is filed, but the care and protection order would end before the application or cross-application is heard, the care and protection order continues in force until the application or cross-application is heard and decided (whether or not the application or cross-application is considered within the period required under this section).
(5) This section does not apply if the director-general or a police officer has daily care responsibility for a child or young person under part 13.1 (Emergency action).
Note
For s (5), the court must give initial consideration to the application on the
day it is filed (see s 413).