Part 7Children and young persons in care of chief executive or other persons or bodies
Secure care
371Application for approval for continued detention in secure care
Where a child or young person is placed in secure care pursuant to section 367, the chief executive may apply to the Family Court or the Youth Court or, where it is not practicable to apply to the Family Court or the Youth Court, to the District Court for approval for the continued detention of that child or young person in secure care.
Where any application is made under subsection (1), the chief executive shall give written notice of the application to the following persons:
- the child or young person in respect of whom the application is made:
- each parent or guardian of the child or young person:
- any person who had the care of the child or young person immediately before the child or young person was placed in the residence:
- any other person specified by the court.
Where notice of an application cannot be given to any person to whom paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subsection (2) applies, the court may, on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, dispense with the giving of notice to that person.
Notes
- Section 371(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
- Section 371(1): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
- Section 371(2): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).