sec.51ABPurpose of part

### sec.51AB Purpose of part This part provides for the making of temporary custody orders. The purpose of a temporary custody order is to authorise the action necessary to ensure the immediate safety of a child— if the chief executive has referred a child protection matter relating to the child to the litigation director under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 , section 15 —while the chief executive works with the litigation director under section 53A ; or otherwise—while the chief executive decides the most appropriate action to meet the child’s ongoing protection and care needs (for example, applying for a child protection order). s 51AB ins 2010 No. 33 s 31 amd 2017 No. 44 s 15 ; 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 (sec.51AB-ssec.1) This part provides for the making of temporary custody orders. (sec.51AB-ssec.2) The purpose of a temporary custody order is to authorise the action necessary to ensure the immediate safety of a child— if the chief executive has referred a child protection matter relating to the child to the litigation director under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 , section 15 —while the chief executive works with the litigation director under section 53A ; or otherwise—while the chief executive decides the most appropriate action to meet the child’s ongoing protection and care needs (for example, applying for a child protection order). - (a) if the chief executive has referred a child protection matter relating to the child to the litigation director under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 , section 15 —while the chief executive works with the litigation director under section 53A ; or - (b) otherwise—while the chief executive decides the most appropriate action to meet the child’s ongoing protection and care needs (for example, applying for a child protection order).