Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive may apply to the Supreme Court for an order discharging an order for the adoption of a child made under this Act or under the repealed Acts, and the court may make such an order if it is satisfied that--
(a) the child has not attained the age of 18 years; and
(b) the adoption order, or any consent for the purposes of the adoption order, was obtained by fraud, duress or other improper means, or that there is some other exceptional reason why, subject to the welfare and interests of the child, the adoption order should be discharged.
(2) The court shall not make an order under this section if it appears to the court that the making of the order would be prejudicial to the welfare and interests of the child.
(3) Where the court makes an order discharging an adoption order that was made in reliance upon a general consent given under this Act or under the repealed Acts, then, unless the court otherwise orders, the general consent remains in operation for the purposes of a further adoption of the child.
(4) Where the court makes an order under this section, it may, at the same time or subsequently, make such consequential or ancillary orders as it thinks necessary in the interests of justice or the welfare and interests of the child, including orders relating to--
(a) the name of the child; or
(b) the ownership of property; or
(c) the custody or guardianship of the child; or
(d) the domicile of the child.
(5) Upon the making of an order under this section discharging an order for the adoption of a child, but subject to any order made under subsection (4) of this section and section 28(2), the rights, privileges, duties, liabilities and relationships of the child and of all other persons shall be the same as if the adoption order had not been made, but without prejudice to--
(a) anything lawfully done; or
(b) the consequences of anything unlawfully done; or
(c) any right or interest that became vested in any person;
whilst the adoption order was in force.