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CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 209 Persons whose consent is required

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 209

Persons whose consent is required

209 Persons whose consent is required

(1) The order may not be transferred unless all the following persons give written consent to the transfer and to the provisions of the proposed interstate order—
(a) the child’s parents;
(b) if the child is at least 12 years, the child;
(c) if the child is in the care of a carer who has moved, or is moving, with the child to the participating State, the carer.
(2) Before obtaining a person’s consent under subsection (1) , the chief executive must—
(a) tell the person why the chief executive considers it is appropriate to transfer the order; and
(b) explain to the person the terms and effect of the proposed interstate order.