Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 (NO 96 OF 2005) - SECT 257

    (1)     An application for a variation of the conditions of a therapeutic treatment order or a therapeutic treatment (placement) order may be made to the Court by—

        (a)     the Secretary; or

        (b)     the child in respect of whom the order is made; or

        (c)     a parent of the child.

    (2)     An applicant under sub-section (1) must serve a copy of the application on each other person who may make an application under this section in respect of the order a reasonable time before the hearing of the application.

    (3)     On an application under sub-section (1) the Court may vary any of the conditions included in the order or add or substitute a condition but must not—

        (a)     in the case of a therapeutic treatment order, make a change in the requirement to participate in a therapeutic program or extend the period of the order; and

        (b)     in the case of a therapeutic treatment (placement) order, make any change in custody or extend the period of the order.