CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 231 Application for release of child or young person

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 231

(1)     At any time while the chief executive or a police officer has parental responsibility for a child or young person because of the taking of emergency action, anyone mentioned in subsection (2) may apply to the court for an order for the release of the child or young person into the care of the applicant or another named person.

(2)     For subsection (1), the following people may apply:

        (a)     the child or young person;

        (b)     someone with parental responsibility;

        (c)     a former caregiver;

        (d)     the community advocate.

(3)     The court may not order the release of a child or young person on an application under this section unless satisfied that proper arrangements exist for the care and protection of the child or young person.

Division 5—Therapeutic protection orders