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Children and Young Persons Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Protection of Children and Young Persons

10. Power to order child or young person to be produced for assessment or treatment, etc.

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2019. 3 amendments in all.

(1)

Where the Director‑General, a protector or a police officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a child or young person is in need of care or protection, the Director‑General, protector or police officer may by written notice order any person to —

(a)

produce the child or young person before the Director‑General, protector or police officer at a specified time and place; or

(b)

produce the child or young person before a registered medical practitioner, a psychologist or an approved welfare officer for an assessment or for any medical or other treatment as may be necessary,following which the Director‑General, protector or police officer may, if he or she thinks necessary, remove the child or young person and commit the child or young person to a place of temporary care and protection or to the care of a fit person until the child or young person can be brought before a Youth Court to be dealt with under section 54.

(2)

For the purposes of this section and sections 11 and 12, a reference to a police officer is a reference to a police officer not below the rank of sergeant.[8A

Terms defined in s 2

approved welfare officer
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“approved welfare officer” means a person who is appointed by the Director‑General under section 3(4) to carry out any investigation, assessment, supervision, consultation or evaluation in relation to any child or young person or the parent, guardian or family members thereof for the purpose of determining the welfare and state of development of such child or young person or for any other purpose under this Act;
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assessment
Defined · s 2
“assessment” means an assessment to determine either the state of the health or development of the child or young person or whether the child or young person is in need of care or protection or both, and includes a forensic medical examination;
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child
Defined · s 2
“child” means a person who is below 14 years of age;
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Director‑General
Defined · s 2
“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Social Welfare;
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fit person
Defined · s 2
“fit person” means —(a)a foster parent; or(b)such other person whom the court, the Director‑General or a protector, having regard to the character of the person, thinks is competent to provide care, protection and supervision to a child or young person;
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place
Defined · s 2
“place” includes any vessel, conveyance, house, building, enclosure, street, land or open space;
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place of temporary care and protection
Defined · s 2
“place of temporary care and protection” means any place or institution designated to be a place of temporary care and protection under section 31 or any other suitable place the occupier of which is willing temporarily to receive a child or young person committed under section 10, 11 or 54;
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protector
Defined · s 2
“protector” means any public officer or other person who is appointed or authorised by the Director‑General under section 3(3) to exercise the powers and perform the duties of a protector under this Act;
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registered medical practitioner
Defined · s 2
“registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997, and includes a dentist registered under the Dental Registration Act 1999;
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young person
Defined · s 2
“young person” means a person who is 14 years of age or older but below 18 years of age.
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