CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 405 What is emergency action?
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 405
What is emergency action?In this Act:
"emergency action", taken by the director-general or a police officer, for a child or young person—
(a) means transferring daily care responsibility for the child or young person to the director-general or police officer; and
(b) includes arranging for the child's or young person's care and protection by keeping the child or young person at a place or by moving the child or young person from a place to another place.
Note An authorised person or police officer may at any time enter premises if the authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a child or young person at the premises is in need of emergency care and protection and the purpose of the entry is to take emergency action for the child or young person (including using force that is reasonable and necessary to obtain entry to safeguard the wellbeing of the child or young person) (see s 814).