Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A supervision order—
(a) gives the Secretary responsibility for the supervision of the child; and
(b) does not affect the guardianship or custody of the child; and
(c) provides for the child to be placed in the day to day care of one or both of the child's parents.
(2) A supervision order remains in force for the period specified in the order which must either be a period—
(a) not exceeding 12 months; or
(b) exceeding 12 months but not exceeding 2 years, if the Court is satisfied that there are special circumstances which warrant the making of an order for such a period.
(3) If under sub-section (2)(b) the Court specifies a period exceeding 12 months for a supervision order to remain in force it must direct the Secretary—
(a) to review the operation of the order before the end of the period of 12 months after the making of the order; and
(b) to notify the Court, the child, the child's parent and such other persons as the Court directs before the end of that period if the Secretary considers that it is in the best interests of the child for the order to continue for the duration of the period specified in the order.
(4) Unless the Secretary makes a notification in accordance with sub-section (3) the supervision order ceases to be in force at the end of the period of 12 months after it was made.