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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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