Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 714

    (1)     This section applies if, in a proceeding under the care and protection chapters—

        (a)     someone must be given an application; and

        (b)     the person has been given the application; and

        (c)     the person has not attended a hearing for the application.

    (2)     If the court considers that the attendance of the person is necessary to allow the court to hear and decide the application, the court may do any of the following that it considers appropriate to bring about the attendance of the person:

        (a)     give a direction;

        (b)     issue a summons;

        (c)     issue a warrant.

    (3)     A summons must include a statement to the effect that—

        (a)     if the person does not attend the court, a warrant may be issued to bring the person before the court; and

        (b)     there is a penalty for not taking all reasonable steps to attend court in answer to the summons.

    (4)     The court may issue a warrant to bring a person before the court if—

        (a)     a summons has been given to the person under this section; and

        (b)     the person does not attend the court to answer to the summons.