Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
67AConsecutive care orders
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67A Consecutive care orders
67A Consecutive care orders
(1) A care order has effect for the period specified in the order commencing on the date on which the Children’s Court makes the order (or a later date specified in the order).
(2) The period may be specified by reference to the occurrence of a future event described in the order.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Children’s Court may specify that a care order is to take effect at the end of the period for which another care order has effect.
s 67A: Ins 2014 No 8, Sch 1 [37].