CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 539 Intensive therapy order—application by director-general

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 539

    (1)     Only the director-general may apply for an intensive therapy order.

    (2)     The director-general may apply to the Childrens Court for an intensive therapy order for a child or young person if satisfied that the criteria for making the order are met.

Note 1     Criteria for making an intensive therapy order are in s 549.

Note 2     Oral applications may also be made (see  s 698).

    (3)     For subsection (2), the director-general may be satisfied that the criteria are met on the advice of the therapeutic support panel.