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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
109What happens when order ceases to be in force
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109 What happens when order ceases to be in force
(1) Subject to any other provision of this Act, when the order ceases to
be in force the CEO must return the child to:
to whom parental responsibility for the child has been given; or
(b) otherwise – a parent of the child.
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(2) The CEO may return the child to a parent of the child or the other
person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) before the order ceases to
be in force:
(a) under an agreement arising from a mediation conference
under section 49; or
(b) if the CEO considers it appropriate to do so in the
(3) If the CEO returns the child under subsection (2):
(a) the CEO must notify the Court about returning the child; and
(b) the order ceases to be in force when the Court is so notified.