sec.27Making of temporary assessment order

### sec.27 Making of temporary assessment order The magistrate may make a temporary assessment order for the child only if the magistrate is satisfied— an investigation is necessary to assess whether the child is a child in need of protection; and the investigation can not be properly carried out unless the order is made. However, in deciding the application, the magistrate must also be satisfied reasonable steps have been taken to obtain appropriate parental consent to the doing of the things sought to be authorised under the order or it is not practicable to take steps to obtain the consent. In this section— appropriate parental consent means— if the child does not have long-term guardians—the consent of at least 1 of the child’s parents; or if the child has long-term guardians—the consent of at least 1 of the long-term guardians. s 27 amd 2010 No. 33 s 21 (sec.27-ssec.1) The magistrate may make a temporary assessment order for the child only if the magistrate is satisfied— an investigation is necessary to assess whether the child is a child in need of protection; and the investigation can not be properly carried out unless the order is made. (sec.27-ssec.2) However, in deciding the application, the magistrate must also be satisfied reasonable steps have been taken to obtain appropriate parental consent to the doing of the things sought to be authorised under the order or it is not practicable to take steps to obtain the consent. (sec.27-ssec.3) In this section— appropriate parental consent means— if the child does not have long-term guardians—the consent of at least 1 of the child’s parents; or if the child has long-term guardians—the consent of at least 1 of the long-term guardians. - (a) an investigation is necessary to assess whether the child is a child in need of protection; and - (b) the investigation can not be properly carried out unless the order is made. - (a) if the child does not have long-term guardians—the consent of at least 1 of the child’s parents; or - (b) if the child has long-term guardians—the consent of at least 1 of the long-term guardians.