Children and Young People Act 2008
410Emergency action—length of daily care responsibility
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410 Emergency action—length of daily care responsibility If the director-general or a police officer takes emergency action for a child or young person, the director-general or police officer may keep daily care responsibility for the child or young person without an order of the Childrens Court— (a) for not longer than 2 working days after the day the emergency action was taken; or (b) if the 2 working days are interrupted by a Saturday, a Sunday and a public holiday—until the matter can be brought before the court on the next sitting day of the court.