CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 406 Emergency action—criteria for taking emergency action

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 406

    (1)     The director-general or a police officer may take emergency action for a child or young person if the director-general or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the child or young person is in need of emergency care and protection.

    (2)     To remove any doubt, the director-general or police officer may take emergency action for a child or young person if the child or young person is in the care of—

        (a)     a parent of the child or young person; or

        (b)     someone else who has daily care responsibility for the child or young person.

Note     Daily care responsibility for a child or young person is dealt with in s 19.