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Public Health Act 2005
sec.206Duration of order
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### sec.206 Duration of order
A care and treatment order starts when the order is made and ends 48 hours after it is made or, if the order is extended under section 201 , the time to which it is extended.
However, a designated medical officer may release a child before an order ends if the designated medical officer is satisfied the reason for the order no longer exists.
If a designated medical officer releases a child, the officer must make a written record of the release that includes the following—
the reasons for the release;
the time of the release;
the person into whose care the child is released.
(sec.206-ssec.1) A care and treatment order starts when the order is made and ends 48 hours after it is made or, if the order is extended under section 201 , the time to which it is extended.
(sec.206-ssec.2) However, a designated medical officer may release a child before an order ends if the designated medical officer is satisfied the reason for the order no longer exists.
(sec.206-ssec.3) If a designated medical officer releases a child, the officer must make a written record of the release that includes the following— the reasons for the release; the time of the release; the person into whose care the child is released.
- (a) the reasons for the release;
- (b) the time of the release;
- (c) the person into whose care the child is released.