Chapter 1 - OT

Question 1

Young person is defined as?

Answer 1

A person of or over the age of 14 years but under the age of 18 years for the purpose of care and protection provisions.

Question 2

Section39 of the OT relates to what?

Answer 2

Place of safety warrant.
Application in writing as there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a child or young person is suffering, or is likely to suffer, ill-treatment, neglect, deprivation, abuse, or harm.
Enter and use force if necessary to uplift

Question 3

Section 42 of the OT Act is what?

Answer 3

Reasonable grounds that it is critically necessary to protect a child or young person from injury, death without warrant enter and use force if necessary to uplift child or young person and place in custody of chief executive.
MUST - produce ID and disclose that this is the section being used to carry out powers

Within 3 days notification to the Commissioner of Police.

Question 4

Section 48 of the OT Act states what?

Answer 4

Child or young person (under 18 years) found unaccompanied
Mental or physical health is being or likely to be impaired
Use force if necessary
With consent
Take the child home
OR
if the child doesn’t want to go home and no other person can have the child place in the custody of the chief executive by delivery