285Non-accountable parental undertaking

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285 Non-accountable parental undertaking

(1) If the Children's Court makes a youth control order in respect of a child, the Court may order that the child's parent give an undertaking, with or without conditions, to support the child to comply with the youth control order for a period not exceeding the period of the youth control order.

(2) The reference in subsection (1) to the child's parent does not include the DFFH Secretary.

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