CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 224 Revocation of registration

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 224

224 Revocation of registration

(1) Any of the following persons may apply to the Childrens Court to revoke the registration of the order—

(a) the chief executive;

(b) the child the subject of the order;

(c) a parent of the child;

(d) a party to a proceeding in which the interstate transfer decision was made.

(2) The registrar must immediately give a copy of the application to—

(a) the interstate officer for the participating State; and

(b) each person mentioned in subsection (1) .

(3) The court may grant the application and revoke the registration only if it is satisfied that, when the order was registered—

(a) the period for appealing, or applying for review of, the interstate transfer decision had not expired; or

(b) the decision was the subject of an appeal or application for review; or

(c) the decision was stayed.

(4) Immediately after the registration of the order is revoked, the registrar must—

(a) notify the interstate officer for the participating State and the registrar of the Childrens Court in that State; and

(b) return the copy of the order that was filed in the court under section 222 .

(5) Revocation of the registration of the order does not prevent a re-registration of the order.