sec.25Making of application for order

### sec.25 Making of application for order An authorised officer or police officer may apply to a magistrate for a temporary assessment order for a child. The officer must prepare a written application that states the following— the grounds on which it is made; the nature of the order sought; if taking the child into, or keeping the child in, the chief executive’s custody is sought—the proposed arrangements for the child’s care. The written application must be sworn. The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the applicant gives the magistrate all the information the magistrate requires about the application in the way the magistrate requires. The magistrate may require additional information supporting the application be given by statutory declaration. s 25 amd 2010 No. 33 s 20 (sec.25-ssec.1) An authorised officer or police officer may apply to a magistrate for a temporary assessment order for a child. (sec.25-ssec.2) The officer must prepare a written application that states the following— the grounds on which it is made; the nature of the order sought; if taking the child into, or keeping the child in, the chief executive’s custody is sought—the proposed arrangements for the child’s care. (sec.25-ssec.3) The written application must be sworn. (sec.25-ssec.4) The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the applicant gives the magistrate all the information the magistrate requires about the application in the way the magistrate requires. The magistrate may require additional information supporting the application be given by statutory declaration. - (a) the grounds on which it is made; - (b) the nature of the order sought; - (c) if taking the child into, or keeping the child in, the chief executive’s custody is sought—the proposed arrangements for the child’s care.