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CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 44

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 44

44 .         Application for protection order

        (1)         A protection application can be made only by the CEO.

        (2)         A protection application must —

            (a)         be lodged with the Court; and

            (b)         specify the type of protection order sought and any proposed conditions of the order; and

            (c)         state the grounds under section 28(2) on which it is made; and

            (d)         otherwise comply with any applicable rules of court.

        (3)         If a protection order (special guardianship) is sought, the protection application must nominate the proposed special guardian.

        (4)         When a protection application is lodged, the Court must fix the day, time and place for the Court to first deal with the application.

        (5)         As soon as practicable after lodging a protection application, the CEO must give a copy of it to —

            (a)         the child; and

            (b)         a parent of the child; and

            (c)         any other person considered by the CEO to have a direct and significant interest in the wellbeing of the child.

        (6)         Each copy of a protection application given under subsection (5) must be accompanied by notice of the first listing date.

        [Section 44 amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 26; No. 18 of 2021 s. 25.]