Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If the Children's Court declares that a child is liable to supervision under this Division, the court must make a supervision order in respect of the child.
(2) The purpose of a supervision order is to ensure that a child receives treatment, support, guidance and assistance for the child's mental impairment or other condition or disability.
(3) A custodial supervision order has an additional purpose of protecting the child or the community while the child receives the treatment, support, guidance and assistance referred to in subsection (2).
(4) A child may be subject to a custodial supervision order only for as long as is required for the protection of the child or the community.
(5) A supervision order may—
(a) commit the child to custody ( custodial supervision order ); or
(b) release the child on conditions decided by the Children's Court and specified in the order ( non‑custodial supervision order ).
(6) The Children's Court must not make a supervision order unless it has received—
(a) a report under Division 6 as to supervision; and
(b) a certificate under section 47 stating that the facilities or services necessary for the supervision order are available.
(7) The Children's Court must not make a custodial supervision order unless the court finds that—
(a) there is no practicable alternative in the circumstances; and
(b) the order is required for the protection of the child or the community.
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inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 125 (as amended by No. 79/2014
s. 48).