CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 114 Alternative dispute resolution CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 114 Alternative dispute resolution 114 Alternative dispute resolution (1) If the differences between a child or young person and his or her parents are so serious that it is no longer possible for the child or young person to continue living with his or her parents, the child, the young person, or a parent or the parents may request the Secretary to attempt to resolve those differences. (2) On receiving a request, the Secretary must seek to resolve the differences, by any form of alternative dispute resolution the Secretary considers appropriate, prior to making an application to the Children's Court for appropriate orders.
