Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In the heading to section 243 of the Principal Act, for " taking child into safe custody " substitute " placing child in emergency care ".
(2) For section 243(1) of the Principal Act substitute —
"(1) If a protective intervener is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a child is in need of protection, he or she may serve a notice stating that a protection application in respect of the child will be made to the Court on a day and at a time specified in the notice.".
(3) For section 243(3) of the Principal Act substitute —
"(3) If the Court orders that the child appear before the Court for the hearing of the protection application and the child does not appear, the Court may, if satisfied that the order has come to the attention of the child's parent or, if the child is of or above the age of 12 years, the child and, if practicable, the child's parent, issue a search warrant for the purpose of having the child placed in emergency care.".