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Youth Justice Act 2005
177CEO can give consent
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177 CEO can give consent (a) the consent of a parent or guardian is required for a detainee to receive counselling or a medical examination or treatment; and (b) after reasonable efforts the appropriate person cannot be located; and (c) it would, in the opinion of the CEO on medical advice, be detrimental to the health of the detainee to delay. (2) The CEO can give the CEO's consent in place of the parent or guardian.
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