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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.47Duration of court assessment orders
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### sec.47 Duration of court assessment orders
A court assessment order for a child must state the time when it ends.
The stated time must not be more than 4 weeks after the day the hearing of the application for the order is first brought before the court.
Under section 39 , the registrar fixes the time and place for hearing the application.
The order ends at the stated time unless it is extended or earlier revoked.
Regardless of subsections (1) to (3) , the order ends when the child turns 18 years.
s 47 amd 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1
(sec.47-ssec.1) A court assessment order for a child must state the time when it ends.
(sec.47-ssec.2) The stated time must not be more than 4 weeks after the day the hearing of the application for the order is first brought before the court. Under section 39 , the registrar fixes the time and place for hearing the application.
(sec.47-ssec.3) The order ends at the stated time unless it is extended or earlier revoked.
(sec.47-ssec.4) Regardless of subsections (1) to (3) , the order ends when the child turns 18 years.