Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 379

    (1)     The director-general must give a copy of an application for an appraisal order for a child or young person to the following people at least 1 working day before the application is to be heard by the court:

        (a)     the child or young person;

        (b)     each parent of the child or young person;

        (c)     each other person (if any) who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the child or young person;

        (d)     the public advocate.

    (2)     This section does not apply—

        (a)     to an application under section 377 (Appraisal orders—urgent applications); or

        (b)     if the director-general or a police officer has daily care responsibility for a child or young person under part 13.1 (Emergency action).

Note     In those cases, the director-general need only give a copy of the application to people before the application is heard by the court (see  s 377 and s 413).