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CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 143

143 .         CEO to provide Court with proposal for child

        [(1)         deleted]

        (2)         If —

            (a)         the CEO makes a protection application in respect of a child; and

            (b)         the Court finds that the child is in need of protection,

                the CEO must, if the CEO has not already done so, provide the Court with a proposal for the child as soon as practicable after the finding referred to in paragraph (b).

        (3)         If the CEO makes —

            (a)         an application under section 49 for the extension of a protection order (supervision); or

            (b)         an application under section 56 for the extension of a protection order (time-limited); or

            (c)         an application under section 68

                  (i)         for the replacement of a protection order (supervision) by another protection order (supervision); or

                  (ii)         for the replacement of a protection order (time-limited), protection order (until 18) or protection order (special guardianship) by another protection order (other than a protection order (special guardianship)),

                the CEO must provide the Court with a proposal for the child when the application is made.

        (4)         If the CEO makes an application under section 68 for the replacement of a protection order (supervision) by a protection order (time-limited) or protection order (until 18), the CEO must provide the Court with a proposal for the child as soon as practicable after the application is made.

        (5)         If —

            (a)         an application is made under section 67(1) for the revocation of a protection order; and

            (b)         the Court is considering making another protection order (other than a protection order (special guardianship)) in respect of the child under section 67(2)(c),

                the Court may request the CEO to provide it with a proposal for the child.

        (6)         The CEO must comply with a request under subsection (5) as soon as practicable after it is made.

        (7)         The CEO must give a copy of any proposal provided to the Court under this section to the other parties.

        [Section 143 amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 35; No. 18 of 2021 s. 61.]



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