(1) A probation officer shall within a reasonable time, being not less than forty-eight hours, before the assessment of a child issue a notice in the prescribed form to the parent or an appropriate adult to appear at the assessment.
(2) A notice issued under subsection (1) must be delivered by a police officer on the request of the probation officer in the prescribed manner.
(3) A parent or appropriate adult notified under subsection (1) may apply to the probation officer for permission to be absent or excluded from the assessment, and if the probation officer grants the permission, the permission must be in writing.