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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 206
Duration of order
206 Duration of order
(1) A care and treatment order starts when the order is made and ends 48 hours
after it is made or, if the order is extended under section 201 , the time to
which it is extended.
(2) However, a designated medical officer may release a
child before an order ends if the designated medical officer is satisfied the
reason for the order no longer exists.
(3) If a designated medical officer
releases a child, the officer must make a written record of the release that
includes the following— (a) the reasons for the release;
(b) the time of
the release;
(c) the person into whose care the child is released.
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