CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 99Y
President or tribunal may authorise medical examination of child
CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 99Y
President or tribunal may authorise medical examination of child
99Y President or tribunal may authorise medical examination of child
(1) For a review, the president or the tribunal may, by order, authorise a
medical examination of a child and require a report of the examination to be
filed with the registrar.
(2) The order must state the particular issues the
report must address.
(3) The president or tribunal must not make the order
unless the president or tribunal is satisfied—
(a) the medical information,
if any, available to the tribunal about the child is insufficient to allow the
tribunal to decide the review; and
(b) the child’s interests will be best
served by making the order.
(4) In deciding whether the child’s interests
will be best served by making the order, the president or tribunal must
consider the child’s views and wishes, if any, and the effect the medical
examination may have on the child having regard to the number and frequency of
any previous medical examinations the child has undergone.
