Children and Young People Act 2008
370Care and protection appraisal—obtaining agreement not
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370 Care and protection appraisal—obtaining agreement not in best interests of child or young person etc (1) This section applies if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that obtaining agreement to carry out an appraisal from a parent or other person with daily care responsibility for a child or (a) is not in the best interests of the child or young person; or (b) would be likely to jeopardise a criminal investigation. Examples par (a)—not in the best interests of child or young person 1 the parent or other person with daily care responsibility is the subject of an allegation of causing significant harm to the child or young person 2 the parent’s contact with the child or young person is not allowed, or is limited, under a court order (under this Act or another law in force in the Territory) (2) The director-general may carry out a care and protection appraisal under section 371.