Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsA person shall not subscribe the person's name as a witness to the signature of a person to an instrument of consent to the adoption of a child (whether under this Act or under the law of another State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth) unless--
(a) the person is satisfied that the person signing the instrument is a parent or guardian of the child; and
(b) the person takes such steps as are prescribed to satisfy himself or herself that the person signing the instrument understands the effect of the consent; and
(c) the instrument bears the date on which the person subscribes his or her name as a witness.