Children’s Court Rule 2000
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20 Application forms
20 Application forms
(1) Despite clause 18A, an application under section 45 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 must be in writing, but need not be in any particular form.
(2) Despite clause 18A—
(a) a care proceedings attendance notice under section 109A of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 must be in Form 2, and
(b) an arrest warrant under section 109M of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 must be in Form 3, and
(c) a warrant of commitment under section 109R of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 must be in Form 4.
(3) This clause does not apply to any care application made by filing a contract breach notice within the meaning of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.
Note—
Section 61A of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 provides that a care application is made if the Director-General files a contract breach notice with the Children’s Court.
cl 20: Subst 2006 (810), Sch 1 [4]. Am 2006 No 67, Sch 2; 2007 No 27, Sch 2.9 [2].