Children and Young People Act 2008
687Safe custody warrant—content
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687 Safe custody warrant—content (1) A safe custody warrant must state— (a) the name of the child or young person who may be taken into safe custody under the warrant; and (b) the order for which the safe custody warrant is issued; and (c) that the director-general or police officer may, with any necessary and reasonable assistance and force, enter stated premises and exercise the director-general’s or police officer’s powers under this part; and (d) the hours when the premises may be entered; and (e) the date, not later than 14 days after the day the warrant is issued, that the warrant ends; and (f) the date that the transfer of daily care responsibility for the child or young person to the director-general ends. (2) A safe custody warrant may also state the place where the child or young person is to be placed by the person who executes the warrant.