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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
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#### 109M Form of arrest warrant
109M Form of arrest warrant
> > (1) A warrant to arrest a person must be in the form prescribed by the rules.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the warrant must be directed to a person permitted by section 109O to execute the warrant and must do the following things—
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> > > (a) name or describe the person to be arrested,
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> > > (b) briefly state the reason for the arrest,
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> > > (c) order that the person be arrested and brought before the Children’s Court to be dealt with according to law or to give evidence or produce documents or things, as appropriate.
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> > (3) A warrant to arrest a person must be signed by the person issuing it and sealed with the seal of the Children’s Court.
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> **s 109M:** Ins 2005 No 93, Sch 1 \[8\].