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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
137FOrder of Court
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137F Order of Court
(a) make a permanent care order for the child as proposed by the
CEO; or
(2) If the Court makes a permanent care order, any protection order in
force for the child is revoked.
(3) When making a permanent care order for a child, the Court:
(a) may, if the application for the order requested a direction
authorising the child to travel outside Australia without the
consent of a parent of the child, make that direction; and
(b) must not make any other direction.
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