sec.51ACMaking of application for order

### sec.51AC Making of application for order An authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for a temporary custody 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; the proposed arrangements for the child’s care. The written application must be sworn. The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the officer 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 51AC ins 2010 No. 33 s 31 (sec.51AC-ssec.1) An authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for a temporary custody order for a child. (sec.51AC-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; the proposed arrangements for the child’s care. (sec.51AC-ssec.3) The written application must be sworn. (sec.51AC-ssec.4) The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the officer 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) the proposed arrangements for the child’s care.