(g) the child is assessed by a court to be in need of care and protection having regard to this section, section 8 and any other enactment (replace with law or legislation if need be) relating to gender based violence. (2) Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a child in marriage is in need of care and protection may, as soon as practicable – (a) report the matter to a child marriage prohibition officer or an appropriate authority; or (b) where emergency protection is required, bring the child before a court for an order to move the child to a place of safety. (3) A child marriage prohibition officer or an appropriate authority shall, upon receipt of a report, submitted in accordance with subsection (2)(a), immediately or as soon as is practicable, take the child to a place of safety until the child is brought before a court. (4) Where a child is brought before a court, in accordance with subsection (2) (b) or (3), the court may make an order for the placement of the child in a safety home or for the child’s temporary committal into foster care. (5) Where the court determines that a child in marriage is in need of care and protection, the court may order the following: (a) that the child be returned to the child’s parent or the person who has parental responsibility for the child and may direct the parent or the person who has parental responsibility for the child to execute a bond, with or without sureties, to exercise proper care and guardianship of the child; (b) that contact may be established between the child and the child’s parent; Page 60 of 78

Select target paragraph3

Add to table of contents