Western Australian Current Acts

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 36

36 .         CEO’s duty if child taken into provisional protection and care under warrant

        (1)         This section applies in relation to a child who is taken into provisional protection and care following the execution of a warrant (provisional protection and care) issued under section 35(3).

        (2)         The CEO must make a protection application in respect of the child —

            (a)         if the child is taken into provisional protection and care in a prescribed area of the State, as soon as practicable after the child is taken into provisional protection and care; or

            (b)         otherwise, as soon as practicable, but in any event not more than 2 working days, after the child is taken into provisional protection and care.

        (3)         The Court must endeavour to ensure that the first listing date for the protection application is not more than 3 working days after the application is made.