sec.16Contact with child at immediate risk of harm

### sec.16 Contact with child at immediate risk of harm This section applies if— an authorised officer or police officer is investigating an allegation of harm, or risk of harm, to a child; and the officer has been denied contact with the child or can not reasonably gain entry to the place where the officer reasonably believes the child is; and the officer reasonably suspects the child— is at immediate risk of harm; or is likely to leave or be taken from a place and suffer harm if the officer does not take immediate action. The officer may exercise the following powers— enter the place; search the place to find the child; remain in the place, and have contact with the child for as long as the officer reasonably considers necessary for investigating the allegation. The officer may exercise a power under subsection (2) with the help, and using the force, that is reasonable in the circumstances. At the first reasonable opportunity, the officer must record, in a register kept for the purpose by the department or the Queensland Police Service, full details about the exercise of the powers and other actions taken by the officer. (sec.16-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised officer or police officer is investigating an allegation of harm, or risk of harm, to a child; and the officer has been denied contact with the child or can not reasonably gain entry to the place where the officer reasonably believes the child is; and the officer reasonably suspects the child— is at immediate risk of harm; or is likely to leave or be taken from a place and suffer harm if the officer does not take immediate action. (sec.16-ssec.2) The officer may exercise the following powers— enter the place; search the place to find the child; remain in the place, and have contact with the child for as long as the officer reasonably considers necessary for investigating the allegation. (sec.16-ssec.3) The officer may exercise a power under subsection (2) with the help, and using the force, that is reasonable in the circumstances. (sec.16-ssec.4) At the first reasonable opportunity, the officer must record, in a register kept for the purpose by the department or the Queensland Police Service, full details about the exercise of the powers and other actions taken by the officer. - (a) an authorised officer or police officer is investigating an allegation of harm, or risk of harm, to a child; and - (b) the officer has been denied contact with the child or can not reasonably gain entry to the place where the officer reasonably believes the child is; and - (c) the officer reasonably suspects the child— (i) is at immediate risk of harm; or (ii) is likely to leave or be taken from a place and suffer harm if the officer does not take immediate action. - (i) is at immediate risk of harm; or - (ii) is likely to leave or be taken from a place and suffer harm if the officer does not take immediate action. - (i) is at immediate risk of harm; or - (ii) is likely to leave or be taken from a place and suffer harm if the officer does not take immediate action. - (a) enter the place; - (b) search the place to find the child; - (c) remain in the place, and have contact with the child for as long as the officer reasonably considers necessary for investigating the allegation.