sec.66Court may adjourn proceedings

### sec.66 Court may adjourn proceedings The Childrens Court may adjourn a proceeding for a court assessment order or child protection order for a child for a period decided by the court. However, for a court assessment order the total period of adjournments must not be longer than 4 weeks. Section 47 contains provisions about when a court assessment order ends. In deciding the period, the court must take into account the principle that it is in the child’s best interests for the application for the order to be decided as soon as possible. The court must state the reasons for the adjournment and may give directions to the parties to the proceeding, the chief executive or a person the court has allowed to take part in the proceeding under section 113 about the things to be done by them during the adjournment. s 66 amd 2003 No. 57 s 39 (1) sch 3; 2016 No. 24 s 12 (sec.66-ssec.1) The Childrens Court may adjourn a proceeding for a court assessment order or child protection order for a child for a period decided by the court. (sec.66-ssec.2) However, for a court assessment order the total period of adjournments must not be longer than 4 weeks. Section 47 contains provisions about when a court assessment order ends. (sec.66-ssec.3) In deciding the period, the court must take into account the principle that it is in the child’s best interests for the application for the order to be decided as soon as possible. (sec.66-ssec.4) The court must state the reasons for the adjournment and may give directions to the parties to the proceeding, the chief executive or a person the court has allowed to take part in the proceeding under section 113 about the things to be done by them during the adjournment.