Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If an authorised officer or police officer takes a child into the chief executive's custody, the officer must, as soon as practicable--
(a) take reasonable steps to tell at least 1 of the child's parents--
(i) that the child has been taken into custody and the reasons for the action; and
(ii) when the chief executive's custody ends under section 18(7); and
(b) tell the child about his or her being taken into the chief executive's custody; and
Editor's note--
Section 195 deals with compliance with provisions about giving information.
(c) tell the chief executive the child has been taken into the chief executive's custody and where the child has been taken.
(2) Subsection (1) does not require the officer to tell the child's parents in whose care the child has been placed.
(3) The officer's obligation under subsection (1)(a)(i) to give reasons for taking the child into custody is limited to the extent the officer considers is reasonable and appropriate in particular circumstances if the officer reasonably believes--
(a) someone may be charged with a criminal offence for harm to the child and the officer's compliance with the subparagraph may jeopardise an investigation into the offence; or
(b) compliance with the subparagraph may expose the child to harm.