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CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 49

49 Extension of court assessment orders

(1) An authorised officer may apply to the Childrens Court for an order to extend the term of a court assessment order for not more than 4 weeks.

(2) This part applies, with all necessary changes, to the application as if it were an application for a court assessment order.

(3) The court may extend the term of the order only if the court is satisfied—

(a) the order has not ended; and
(b) the extension is in the child's best interests.

(4) A court assessment order may not be extended more than once.



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