CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 165
Offence to remove child from custody or guardianship—order made in another State
CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 165
Offence to remove child from custody or guardianship—order made in another State
165 Offence to remove child from custody or guardianship—order made in
another State
(1) This section applies if a person (the
"first person" ) has responsibility for the custody or guardianship of a
child, however that responsibility is described, under an order made under a
child welfare law or interstate law of another State.
(2) A person must not,
in Queensland—
(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.
