72BMaking of application—police-initiated order where protected person is child

#### 72B Making of application—police-initiated order where protected person is child 72B Making of application—police-initiated order where protected person is child > > (1) An interested party in relation to a police-initiated order requires leave of a court to make an application to the court in respect of the order if the protected person (or one of the protected persons) under the order is a child. > > > (2) The court may grant leave for the interested party to make the application if the court is satisfied of any one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) that there has been a significant change in circumstances since the order was made (or was last varied), > > > > > (b) that the application is proposed to be made by the Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services on the basis that a care plan (within the meaning of the [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157)) for the child is inconsistent with the police-initiated order, > > > > > (c) that it is otherwise in the interests of justice to do so. > > > (3) The court is not to grant leave if it is of the opinion that the application, if successful, would significantly increase the risk of harm to the child. > > **ss 72A–72D:** Ins 2016 No 33, Sch 1 \[27\].