Section 310 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Suspension, cancellation, and variation of supervision order or supervision with activity order
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310 Suspension, cancellation, and variation of supervision order or supervision with activity order (1) Where the Court makes an order under section 283(k) or section 307 of this Act placing a young person under the supervision of the chief executive or a person or organisation specified in the order, it may on application by that young person, or any parent or guardian or other person having the care of the young person,— (a) Cancel the order: (b) Suspend the order for such period as may be specified: (c) Suspend any condition of the order for such period as may be specified: (d) Vary any condition of the order. (2) Every application under subsection (1) of this section shall be served on— (a) The chief executive, in any case where the young person is placed under the supervision of the chief executive; or (b) In any other case, the person or organisation under whose supervision the young person is placed,— who shall be entitled to appear and be heard at the hearing of the application. (3) Where the Court makes an order under section 283(k) or section 307 of this Act placing a young person under the supervision of the chief executive or a person or organisation specified in the order, it may on application made by the chief executive (where the young person is placed under the supervision of the chief executive), or the person or organisation under whose supervision the young person is placed (in any other case),— (a) Cancel the order: (b) Suspend the order for such period as may be specified: (c) Suspend any condition of the order for such period as may be specified: (d) Impose a further condition of the order: (e) Vary any condition of the order. (4) Every application under subsection (3) of this section shall be served on the young person and the parents or guardians or other person having the care of the young person to whom the order relates who shall be entitled to appear and be heard at the hearing of the application. (5) Where any application is made under subsection (1) or subsection (3) of this section for the suspension or variation of any condition of any order made under section 283(k) or section 307 of this Act, the chief executive (in any case where the young person is placed under the supervision of the chief executive), or (in any other case) the person or organisation specified in the order, may suspend the condition until the application has been heard and disposed of. Subsections (1) to (3) and (5) were amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .
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