CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 718 Orders—obligations on people

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 718

    (1)     A court making an order under the care and protection chapters may make an order imposing an obligation on a person only if the person—

        (a)     agrees to the order being made; or

        (b)     has been given an opportunity to be heard about the proposed order; or

        (c)     cannot after reasonable inquiry be found.

    (2)     The court gives a person an opportunity to be heard about a proposed order if the court has directed the person, in writing, to attend the proceeding to be heard about the proposed making of an order (whether or not the person attends the proceeding).