Children and Young People Act 2008
338Age—application of care and protection chapters if no
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338 Age—application of care and protection chapters if no proof of age (a) the Childrens Court, director-general or police officer is unable after reasonable inquiry to find out a person’s age; and (b) the person appears, on reasonable grounds, to the Childrens Court, the director-general or a police officer to be a child or (2) The person may be dealt with under the care and protection chapters as if the person were a child or young person and the care and protection chapters applies to the person as if a reference to a child or young person included a reference to the person.
Application of care and protection chapters Part 10.1