Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

60.   Order to attend therapeutic or treatment programme

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    (1)   Subject to this section, the Court may make an order —

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      (a)     requiring a child to attend a therapeutic or treatment programme for the treatment of abusive behaviour; and

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      (b)     requiring the parent of the child to take the necessary steps to enable the child to participate in a therapeutic programme or treatment programme,

in accordance with the terms specified in the order.

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    (2)   The Court shall not make an order under this section —

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      (a)     if the child is or has been the subject of criminal proceedings arising from the same abusive behaviour; or

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      (b)     unless the Court has been presented with and has considered the provisions of a care plan that outlines the therapeutic programme proposed for the child.