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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
134Obligations to supervise protection of child
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134 Obligations to supervise protection of child
(1) If the order includes a supervision direction requiring the CEO to
supervise the protection of the child in relation to specified matters,
the CEO must, while the order is in force, maintain reasonable
contact with:
(b) the parents of the child; and
(c) any other person who is residing with the child.
(2) For subsection (1):
(a) the parents of the child or any other person who has daily care
and control of the child must:
(i) keep the CEO informed about where the child is
residing; and
(ii) allow an authorised officer to have reasonable contact
with the child; and
(b) an authorised officer may, at any reasonable time, enter a
place where the child is located to have contact with the child;
and
(c) an authorised officer may, at any reasonable time, enter the
place where the child ordinarily resides to inquire about the
specified matters; and
(d) the CEO may, by written notice, require a parent of the child or
a person residing with the child to do or refrain from doing a
specified thing for the supervision direction.
(3) The notice must state the reasons for the requirement.
(4) An authorised officer may use any reasonable force or assistance
in acting under this section.
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