Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) If a police officer takes a child or young person under restraint, the police officer must promptly take all reasonable steps to tell a responsible person about the restraint (whether or not the person lives in the ACT).
(2) In this section:
"responsible person" means—
(a) a parent of the child or young person; or
(b) if no parent of the child or young person has parental responsibility for the child or young person—someone else who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the child or young person.