46Emergency care and protection orders

46 Emergency care and protection orders

46 Emergency care and protection orders

(1) The Children’s Court may make an order for the emergency care and protection of a child or young person if it is satisfied that the child or young person is at risk of serious harm.

(2) The order, while in force, places the child or young person in the care responsibility of the Secretary or the person specified in the order.

(3) The order has effect for a maximum period of 14 days, unless the order is extended in accordance with subsection (4).

(4) An order under this section may, while the order remains in force, be extended once only for a further maximum period of 14 days.

(5) If an application is made for the extension of an order under this section before the order expires, the order remains in force until the Children’s Court makes a final determination on the application, even if that occurs after the original expiry date.

s 46: Am 2002 No 53, Sch 1.1 [3]; 2006 No 60, Sch 1 [9].