Western Australian Current Acts

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 52

52 .         Access to child by authorised officer while protection order (supervision) in force

        (1)         While a protection order (supervision) is in force in respect of a child, an authorised officer may have access to the child at any reasonable time.

        (2)         An authorised officer may apply to a judge or magistrate for a warrant (access) if the officer —

            (a)         is denied access to the child; or

            (b)         is unable to find the child for the purposes of access.

        (3)         An application under subsection (2) must be made in accordance with section 120.

        (4)         On an application under subsection (2) a judge or magistrate may issue a warrant (access) if the judge or magistrate is satisfied as to a matter referred to in subsection (2)(a) or (b).

        Note for this section:

                Section 121 contains provisions about the effect of a warrant (access).

        [Section 52 amended: No. 8 of 2009 s. 32(3).]