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Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987
33ACumulative or concurrent orders etc
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#### 33A Cumulative or concurrent orders etc
33A Cumulative or concurrent orders etc
> > (1) In this section, control order means an order referred to in section 33 (1) (g).
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> > (2) Unless a direction is given under this section, the period for which a person is required to be detained under a control order commences when the order takes effect.
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> > (3) If the Children’s Court so directs, the period for which a person is required to be detained under a control order commences when the period for which the person is required to be detained under another control order or other control orders expires.
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> > (4) The Children’s Court must not make a new control order, or give a direction under this section, if the order or direction would have the effect of requiring a person to be detained for a continuous period of more than 3 years (taking into account any other control orders relating to the person).
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> > (4A) To avoid doubt, when calculating the continuous period under subsection (4), a person was previously detained only while the person was in custody.
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> > (5) Subsections (2) and (3) are subject to section 57 of the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092), as applied by section 33C.
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> > (6) This section does not apply to a control order to which section 33AA applies.
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> **s 33A:** Ins 1987 No 270, Sch 1 (10). Rep 1988 No 40, sec 4 (a). Ins 1989 No 75, Sch 1 (13). Am 2002 No 1, Sch 3.3 \[1\]; 2002 No 130, Sch 2 \[4\]; 2008 No 54, Sch 1 \[31\] \[32\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 2.7; 2025 No 62, Sch 5\[3\].