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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.99YPresident or tribunal may authorise medical examination of child
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### sec.99Y President or tribunal may authorise medical examination of child
For a review, the president or the tribunal may, by order, authorise a medical examination of a child and require a report of the examination to be filed with the registrar.
The order must state the particular issues the report must address.
The president or tribunal must not make the order unless the president or tribunal is satisfied—
the medical information, if any, available to the tribunal about the child is insufficient to allow the tribunal to decide the review; and
the child’s interests will be best served by making the order.
In deciding whether the child’s interests will be best served by making the order, the president or tribunal must consider the child’s views and wishes, if any, and the effect the medical examination may have on the child having regard to the number and frequency of any previous medical examinations the child has undergone.
s 99Y ins 2009 No. 24 s 18
(sec.99Y-ssec.1) For a review, the president or the tribunal may, by order, authorise a medical examination of a child and require a report of the examination to be filed with the registrar.
(sec.99Y-ssec.2) The order must state the particular issues the report must address.
(sec.99Y-ssec.3) The president or tribunal must not make the order unless the president or tribunal is satisfied— the medical information, if any, available to the tribunal about the child is insufficient to allow the tribunal to decide the review; and the child’s interests will be best served by making the order.
(sec.99Y-ssec.4) In deciding whether the child’s interests will be best served by making the order, the president or tribunal must consider the child’s views and wishes, if any, and the effect the medical examination may have on the child having regard to the number and frequency of any previous medical examinations the child has undergone.
- (a) the medical information, if any, available to the tribunal about the child is insufficient to allow the tribunal to decide the review; and
- (b) the child’s interests will be best served by making the order.