Section 47 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Social Worker or member of Police to furnish report to Commissioner where child or young person released before required to be brought before Court

47 Social Worker or member of Police to furnish report to Commissioner where child or young person released before required to be brought before Court (1) Where— (a) A child or young person is placed in the custody of the chief executive pursuant to section 39 or section 40 or section 42 of this Act; and (b) The child or young person is released from that custody before the child or young person is required by section 45(a) of this Act to be brought before the Court,— the Social Worker or member of the Police who placed the child or young person in that custody shall, as soon as practicable after the release of the child or young person, send to the Commissioner a report containing the details required by subsection (2) of this section. (2) The details to be included in a report required by subsection (1) of this section in relation to the placing of a child or young person in the custody of the chief executive are as follows: (a) Where the child or young person was placed in the custody of the chief executive pursuant to a warrant issued under section 39 or section 40 of this Act, the grounds on which that warrant was issued and the reasons why the child or young person was so placed: (b) Where the child or young person was placed in the custody of the chief executive pursuant to section 42 of this Act, the reasons why the child or young person was so placed: (c) Where and with whom the chief executive placed the child or young person while the child or young person was in the chief executive's custody: (d) Whether a medical examination of the child or young person was carried out pursuant to section 53 of this Act, and, if so, the findings of that examination: (e) The reason for releasing the child or young person from the custody of the chief executive: (f) The details of any further action that the Social Worker or member of the Police has taken, or is proposing to take, in relation to the child or young person. Section 47 was 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 ” .