Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT 1986 - SECT 83

(1)     For the purposes of section 80, the following orders are specified:

        (a)     a supervision order;

        (b)     a residential order;

        (d)     an order committing a child to an institution for such period as the court determines;

        (e)     an order that a child become a ward of the director;

        (f)     orders in accordance with section 83A.

(2)     An order of the kind specified in paragraph (1) (a), (b), (d) or (e) shall specify a period during which the order is to have effect.

(3)     An order of the kind specified in paragraph (1) (d) or (e) shall not be made unless the court is satisfied that an order of that kind would be more appropriate in the circumstances than an order of the kind specified in paragraph (1) (a) or (b).

(4)     A supervision order may contain 1 or more of the following provisions:

        (a)     a provision requiring the child, a parent of the child or both a child and a parent of the child to take part in discussions with the supervisor with respect to the welfare of the child, in particular whether the child should receive some form of educational, vocational or recreational activity or other activity, having as its object the welfare of the child;

        (b)     such other provisions as the court considers to be in the interests of the welfare of the child.

(5)     A supervision order may be expressed to have effect when a residential order or an order of the kind specified in paragraph (1) (d) ceases to have effect.

(6)     The court may include in a supervision order provisions to be complied with by a parent of the child, being a parent on whom a copy of the application under section 78 was served, whether or not the parent resides in the Territory.

(7)     An order that the child become a ward of the director may provide that the director or another person who has the custody of the child shall not, if it is practicable to consult a parent of the child, exercise a power in respect of the ward except after consulting a parent of the child.