406Emergency action—criteria for taking emergency action

406 Emergency action—criteria for taking emergency action (1) The director-general or a police officer may take emergency action for a child or young person if the director-general or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the child or young person is in need of emergency care and protection. (2) To remove any doubt, the director-general or police officer may take emergency action for a child or young person if the child or young person is in the care of— (a) a parent of the child or young person; or (b) someone else who has daily care responsibility for the child or Note Daily care responsibility for a child or young person is dealt with in s 19.