sec.37Purpose of part

### sec.37 Purpose of part This part provides for the making of court assessment orders. A court assessment order is made to authorise actions necessary as part of an investigation to assess whether a child is a child in need of protection if— the consent of a parent of the child to the actions has not been able to be obtained or it is not practicable to take steps to obtain the parent’s consent; and more than 3 business days is necessary to complete the investigation and assessment. Under part 2 , a temporary assessment order may be obtained for not more than 3 business days. s 37 prev s 37 sub 2000 No. 7 s 10 ; 2003 No. 57 s 39 (1) sch 3 def parent amd 2010 No. 33 s 27 ; 2017 No. 44 s 13 om 2022 No. 7 s 20 pres s 37 (prev s 38) amd 2010 No. 33 s 28 ; 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 renum 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 (sec.37-ssec.1) This part provides for the making of court assessment orders. (sec.37-ssec.2) A court assessment order is made to authorise actions necessary as part of an investigation to assess whether a child is a child in need of protection if— the consent of a parent of the child to the actions has not been able to be obtained or it is not practicable to take steps to obtain the parent’s consent; and more than 3 business days is necessary to complete the investigation and assessment. Under part 2 , a temporary assessment order may be obtained for not more than 3 business days. - (a) the consent of a parent of the child to the actions has not been able to be obtained or it is not practicable to take steps to obtain the parent’s consent; and - (b) more than 3 business days is necessary to complete the investigation and assessment. Note— Under part 2 , a temporary assessment order may be obtained for not more than 3 business days.