Children and Young People Act 2008
539Intensive therapy order—application by director-general
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539 Intensive therapy order—application by director-general (1) Only the director-general may apply for an intensive therapy order. (2) The director-general may apply to the Childrens Court for an intensive therapy order for a child or young person if satisfied that the criteria for making the order are met. Note 1 Criteria for making an intensive therapy order are in s 549. (3) For subsection (2), the director-general may be satisfied that the criteria are met on the advice of the therapeutic support panel.