Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This part provides for the making of court assessment orders.
(2) A court assessment order is made to authorise actions necessary as part of an investigation to assess whether a child is a child in need of protection if--
(a) the consent of a parent of the child to the actions has not been able to be obtained or it is not practicable to take steps to obtain the parent's consent; and
(b) more than 3 days is necessary to complete the investigation and assessment.
Editor's note--
Under part 2, a temporary assessment order may be obtained for not more than 3 days.