Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 543

In this Act:

"interim intensive therapy order", for a child or young person, means an order of the Childrens Court—

        (a)     made in a proceeding for an application for an intensive therapy order for the child or young person before the intensive therapy order has been finally decided; and

        (b)     that may direct the child or young person to be confined as a last resort—

              (i)     for a total period of not more than 2 weeks (the period of confinement ) starting on a stated day; and

              (ii)     at a stated place or a place the director-general directs; and

        (c)     if the order directs the child or young person to be confined—that transfers daily care responsibility for the child or young person to the director-general for the period of confinement; and

Note     Pt 15.3 (Director-general has daily care responsibility) does not apply if daily care responsibility for a child or young person is transferred to the director-general under an intensive therapy order (see  s 506).

        (d)     includes any other conditions the court considers necessary to—

              (i)     prevent the child or young person from engaging in harmful conduct; and

              (ii)     ensure the child or young person undergoes any necessary treatment in accordance with a therapy plan.

Note     Parental responsibility may be transferred to someone else (see s 17) or shared between 2 or more people (see s 18) under a court order made under this Act or another law in force in the Territory.