A treatment order requires a child to attend a nominated treatment 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)(b)].

The Court may only make a treatment order in relation to a child if the child has been assessed by a medical practitioner (pursuant to an assessment order or otherwise) as being dependent on one or more controlled drugs [s 54D(2)(a)], and:

A child may be assessed and given treatment in accordance with a treatment order, and reports provided, despite the refusal of consent by the child [s 54H]. Other treatment may be provided (other than treatment for the child’s dependency on controlled drugs), in accordance with the Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995 (SA). For more information, see Medical Treatment and Related Issues, Consent.