CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 85
Chief executive to tell parents of placing child in care—assessment order
CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 85
Chief executive to tell parents of placing child in care—assessment order
85 Chief executive to tell parents of placing child in care—assessment order
(1) This section applies if the child is in the chief executive’s custody
under an assessment order.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) , the chief
executive must, as soon as practicable after deciding in whose care to place
the child, tell the child’s parents in whose care the child is placed and
where the child is living.
(3) Before complying with subsection (2) , the
chief executive must consider the matters prescribed under a regulation.
(4)
If, after considering the matters, the chief executive reasonably suspects
compliance with subsection (2) could constitute a significant risk to the
safety of the child or anyone else with whom the child is living, the chief
executive need not comply with the subsection.
