Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Children and Young Persons Act 1989 - SECT 89

Undertaking

89. Undertaking



(1) By an order referred to in section 85(1)(a)(i) the Court may require-

   (a)  the child; or

   (b)  the child's parent; or

   (c)  the person with whom the child is living-

to enter into an undertaking in writing to do or refrain from doing the thing
or things specified in the undertaking for the period specified in the
undertaking, being a period not exceeding 6 months or, if the Court is
satisfied that there are special circumstances which warrant the making of an
order for such a period, exceeding 6 months but not exceeding 12 months.

(2) An undertaking may contain any conditions that the Court considers to be
in the interests or for the welfare of the child.

(3) The Court may only make an order requiring a person to enter into an
undertaking if that person consents to the making of the order.