CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 47
Duration of court assessment orders
CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 47
Duration of court assessment orders
47 Duration of court assessment orders
(1) A court assessment order for a child must state the time when it ends.
(2) The stated time must not be more than 4 weeks after the day the hearing of
the application for the order is first brought before the court. Note—
Under section 39 , the registrar fixes the time and place for hearing the
application.
(3) The order ends at the stated time unless it is extended or
earlier revoked.
(4) Regardless of subsections (1) to (3) , the order ends
when the child turns 18 years.
