Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if the chief police officer intends to apply to the Magistrates Court under section 132B for a prohibition order for a young person.
(2) The chief police officer must ask the CYP director-general in writing for a written report containing the director-general's opinion on—
(a) whether the nature or pattern of conduct the chief police officer believes the young person has engaged in poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of 1 or more children, or of children generally; and
(b) whether there are other reasonably appropriate ways of managing the young person; and
(c) whether the prohibition of the proposed conduct of the young person is reasonable having regard to the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(d) what impact a prohibition order may have on the best interests of the young person, including the young person's accommodation, educational, health, cultural, family or other social needs.
(3) The report may contain any other information, assessments or reports that the CYP director-general considers appropriate.
(4) However, a report need not include protected information under the Children and Young People Act 2008
about the young person.
Note The CYP director-general may give protected information to the chief police officer if the director-general is satisfied that the information is materially relevant to an investigation a police officer is carrying out (see Children and Young People Act 2008
, s 865A).
(5) The CYP director-general must give the report to the chief police officer within 28 days after the day the chief police officer requests the report.
Note The chief police officer may delegate a function under this section (see s 132AA).