11Uncontrolled child before children's court

11 Uncontrolled child before children's court

(1)  If proceedings have been commenced under section 33 of the repealed Act but not finally determined immediately before the commencement day, those proceedings are taken to be proceedings for a care and protection order under section 42 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 .

(2)  For the purposes of giving effect to subsection (1)  –

(a) an application is taken to have been made by the Secretary under section 42(2) of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 ; and

(b) the person who originally brought the child before the court is no longer the applicant.