CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 162 Offence to remove child from carer

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 162

162 Offence to remove child from carer

(1) This section applies if a child is in the chief executive’s custody or guardianship under an assessment order, temporary custody order or child protection order or in the chief executive’s custody under a care agreement.

(2) A person must not—

(a) unlawfully remove the child from the care of the child’s carer; or

(b) if the child has been unlawfully removed from the care of the child’s carer—keep the child; or

(c) if the child has been lawfully removed from the care of the child’s carer—keep the child beyond the period allowed for the removal.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.

(3) Subsection (2) applies whether the removal or keeping of the child is carried out within or outside Queensland.

(4) If the child is in the chief executive’s custody under a care agreement, subsection (2) does not apply to a party to the agreement.