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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
115Order of Court
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115 Order of Court
The Court may:
(a) make an assessment order authorising the carrying out of the
proposed assessment or any other specified assessment for
determining whether the child is in need of protection; or
(b) make an assessment order covered by paragraph (a) that
includes one or more of the following directions (whether or
not they were sought by the CEO):
(i) a direction restricting a specified person's contact with
the child while the order is in force;
(ii) a direction requiring a child-related authority to give the
CEO specified information about the child; or
(c) dismiss the application.