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    Assessment Orders

    An assessment order requires a child to attend a nominated assessment service and for the service to provide a report to the applicant, the child (or a person representing a child) and the Court following its assessment [s 54B(1)(a)].

    The Court may only make an assessment order in relation to a child if satisfied [s 54D(1)]:

    • There is a reasonable likelihood that the child is habitually using one or more controlled drugs; and
    • The child may be a danger to themselves or others; and
    • The child has refused to voluntarily seek an assessment; and
    • No other appropriate and less restrictive means is available to ensure the child receives the assessment.
    Assessment Orders  :  Last Revised: Tue Nov 23rd 2021
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