CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 164
Offence to remove child from custody or guardianship
CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 164
Offence to remove child from custody or guardianship
164 Offence to remove child from custody or guardianship
(1) This section applies if a child is in the custody or guardianship of a
person (the
"first person" ) under this Act.
(2) A person must not— (a) unlawfully
remove the child from the first person’s custody or guardianship; or
(b) if
the child has been unlawfully removed from the first person’s custody or
guardianship—keep the child; or
(c) if the child has been lawfully removed
from the first person’s custody or guardianship—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.
