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CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 12

12 What is effect of custody

(1) This section applies if--

(a) an authorised officer or police officer takes a child into the chief executive's custody; or
Editor's note--
Under section 18, a child at immediate risk of harm may be taken into custody.
(b) the chief executive has custody of a child under a care agreement; or
(c) the chief executive or someone else is granted custody of a child under an assessment order or child protection order.

(2) The chief executive, or other person granted custody of the child, has--

(a) the right to have the child's daily care; and
(b) the right and responsibility to make decisions about the child's daily care.


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