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CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 52 OF 2013) - SECT 29

Issue of search warrant if child does not appear

    (1)     In section 247(1) of the Principal Act, for "taken into safe custody" substitute "placed in emergency care".

    (2)     For section 247(2) of the Principal Act substitute

    "(2)     A search warrant issued by the Court under subsection (1)—

        (a)     may only be directed to a named member of the police force or generally all members of the police force; and

        (b)     may be endorsed by the person issuing it with a direction that the child be released on an interim accommodation order of the type referred to in section 263(1)(a) or (b) as specified in the endorsement.".



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