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Queensland
COMMONWEALTH POWERS
(FAMILY LAW--CHILDREN)
AMENDMENT BILL 2001
Queensland
COMMONWEALTH POWERS (FAMILY
LAW--CHILDREN) AMENDMENT
BILL 2001
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Amendment of s 3 (Reference of certain matters relating to children) . . . . . 4
4 Replacement of schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SCHEDULE
STATUTORY PROVISIONS
2001
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend the Commonwealth Powers (Family Law--Children)
Act 1990
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Commonwealth Powers (Family Law--Children)
Amendment Bill 2001
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
1 Short title
Clause 2
This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers (Family 3
Law--Children) Amendment Act 2001. 4
2 Act amended
Clause 5
This Act amends the Commonwealth Powers (Family Law--Children) 6
Act 1990. 7
3 Amendment of s 3 (Reference of certain matters relating to
Clause 8
children) 9
(1) Section 3(1), from `for a period' to `pursuant to section 4'-- 10
omit. 11
(2) Section 3(1)-- 12
insert-- 13
`(c) the determination of a child's parentage for the purposes of the 14
law of the Commonwealth, whether or not the determination of 15
the child's parentage is incidental to the determination of any 16
other matter within the legislative powers of the 17
Commonwealth.'. 18
(3) Section 3-- 19
insert-- 20
`(1A) A reference under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) has effect for a 21
period-- 22
(a) beginning at the beginning of the commencement day; and 23
(b) ending at the beginning of a day fixed under section 4 as the day 24
on which it terminates; 25
but not longer.'. 26
(4) Section 3(2)(a), `, care or control'-- 27
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Amendment Bill 2001
omit, insert-- 1
`or care'. 2
(5) Section 3(2)(a), `of an Act'-- 3
omit. 4
(6) Section 3(2)(a), at the end-- 5
insert-- 6
`or'. 7
(7) Section 3(2)(b)-- 8
omit. 9
(8) Section 3(2)(c)(ii), `, care or control'-- 10
omit, insert-- 11
`or care'. 12
(9) Section 3(2)(c), `of an Act'-- 13
omit. 14
(10) Section 3(2)(c)-- 15
renumber as section 3(2)(b). 16
(11) Section 3(4)-- 17
omit. 18
(12) Section 3(3)-- 19
renumber as section 3(4). 20
(13) Section 3-- 21
insert-- 22
`(3) Despite subsection (2), the matters referred by subsection (1) 23
include the matter of the taking, or the making of a provision in relation to 24
authorising the taking, of action of the kind specified in subsection 2(a) and 25
(b) if-- 26
(a) the Minister responsible for the administration of the relevant 27
provision specified in the schedule; or 28
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Amendment Bill 2001
(b) a person authorised, in writing, by that Minister to act on his or 1
her behalf for the purposes of Part VII of the Family Law Act 2
1975 (Cwlth) as amended and in force for the time being; 3
consents, in writing, to the taking of action of the kind specified in 4
subsection (2)(a) and (b) by way of instituting, or continuing, proceedings 5
under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) in a court having jurisdiction under 6
that Act.'. 7
(14) Section 3(4)(c), as renumbered-- 8
omit, insert-- 9
`(c) references to a provision specified in the schedule must be read 10
as references to the provision as amended and in force from time 11
to time, and as including a reference to any provision or 12
provisions replacing that provision and as amended and in force 13
from time to time.'. 14
(15) Section 3-- 15
insert-- 16
`(5) In this section-- 17
"commencement day", in relation to a matter referred to the Parliament of 18
the Commonwealth, means-- 19
(a) for a matter referred under subsection (1)(a) or (b)--1 August 20
1990; or 21
(b) for a matter referred under subsection (1)(c)--the day this 22
subsection commences.'. 23
4 Replacement of schedule
Clause 24
Schedule-- 25
omit, insert-- 26
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Amendment Bill 2001
`SCHEDULE 1
`STATUTORY PROVISIONS 2
section 3 3
Act Provision
Adoption of Children Act section 5B (Inherent jurisdiction of Supreme
1964 Court preserved)
section 16 (Discharge of adoption orders)
section 25 (Court may dispense with consents)
section 26 (Consent of child)
section 26A (Provisions concerning court's
jurisdiction--appeals)
section 27 (Guardianship of child awaiting
adoption)
section 27B (Renunciation of guardianship of
child to be adopted in another State or
Territory)
section 27C (Chief executive may enter into
arrangements)
section 28 (General effect of adoption orders)
section 33 (Making of interim orders)
section 35 (Discharge of interim orders)
section 38AC (Conversion of simple adoption
in convention country)
section 38AD (Conversion of simple adoption
by chief executive)
section 39 (Declarations of validity of foreign
adoptions)
Child Protection Act 1999 section 16 (Contact with child at immediate
risk of harm)
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Amendment Bill 2001
Act Provision
section 17 (Contact with children in school,
child care centre, family day care etc.)
section 18 (Child at immediate risk may be
taken into custody)
section 27 (Making of temporary assessment
order)
section 34 (Extension of temporary assessment
orders)
section 35 (Variation of temporary assessment
orders)
section 44 (Making of court assessment order)
section 49 (Extension of court assessment
orders)
section 50 (Variation and revocation of court
assessment orders)
section 59 (Making of child protection order)
section 64 (Extension of certain child
protection orders)
section 65 (Variation and revocation of child
protection orders)
section 67 (Court's powers to make interim
orders on adjournment)
section 68 (Court's other powers on
adjournment of proceedings for child
protection orders)
section 78 (Chief executive's powers)
section 99 (Custody or guardianship of child
continues pending decision on application for
order)
section 207 (Chief executive may transfer
order)
section 214 (Court may transfer order)
section 219 (Order may be revived under this
Act)
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Act Provision
section 223 (Effect of registration)
section 228 (Court may transfer proceeding)
section 230 (Court may make interim order)
section 235 (Filing and registration of
interstate transfer decision)
section 236 (Effect of registration of interstate
transfer decision)
section 237 (Effect of registration of
associated interim order)
section 239 (Appeal against decision of
Childrens Court)
section 240 (Interim orders)
section 243 (Transfer from a non-participating
State)
section 245 (Transfer to a non-participating
State)
Health Act 1937 section 76L (Temporary custody of children)
Succession Act 1981 section 61G (Application by testamentary
guardian)
section 61H (Application by parent)
section 61I (Supreme Court decision on
application)
section 61J (Supreme Court's powers not
limited)'.
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