(1) If the child does not have long-term guardians, then, immediately after a
temporary assessment order is made for a child, the applicant for the order
must—
(a) give a copy of the order, or duplicate order under section 30(5)
, to at least 1 of the child’s parents; and
(b) explain the terms and
effect of the order; and
(c) inform the parent—
(i) about the right of
appeal; and
(ii) that, because of the duration of the order, if the parent
wishes to appeal against the order, an appeal should be started immediately;
and
Note—
Under section 29, the duration of a temporary assessment order
must be not more than 3 business days.
(iii) how to appeal; and
(d) tell
the child about the order.
Note—
Section 195deals with compliance with
provisions about giving information.
(2) If the child has long-term
guardians, then, immediately after a temporary assessment order is made for a
child, the applicant for the order must—
(a) comply with subsection (1) (a)
to (d) as if a reference to parents were a reference to long-term guardians;
and
(b) comply, or make a reasonable attempt to comply, with subsection (1)
(a) to (c) .
(3) If, under subsection (2) (b) , the applicant does not comply
with subsection (1) (a) to (c) but makes a reasonable attempt to comply, the
applicant must document full details about the actions taken by the applicant
in making the attempt.