CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 64 Extension of certain child protection orders

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 64

64 Extension of certain child protection orders

(1) An application for an extension of a child protection order for a child, other than an order granting long-term guardianship of a child, may be made to the Children’s Court.

Note—

Only the litigation director may make the application—see the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 , section 10 .

(2) The application must be made before the order ends.

(3) If the application is an application to extend a child protection order granting custody or short-term guardianship of a child, the court must not extend the order for a period of time that would result in the child being in continuous care for a period of 2 years or more.

(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the court is satisfied—

(a) it is in the best interests of the child for the order to be extended for a longer time than the time provided for under subsection (3) ; and

(b) reunification of the child with the child’s family is reasonably achievable within the longer time.

(5) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) , this part applies, with all necessary changes, to the application as if it were an application for a child protection order.