Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) This section
applies to a child if the child —
(a) has
been relinquished for adoption but where not all the consents to the
child’s adoption required by section 17(1) have been —
(i)
delivered under section 18(1)(e); or
(ii)
dispensed with under section 24(2);
or
(b) is
in the care and control of a birth parent who has consented to the
child’s adoption and then revoked the consent for such number of times
as to jeopardise, or be likely to jeopardise, the child’s welfare.
(2) The CEO may make a
protection application under the Children and Community Services Act 2004
for a protection order (time-limited) or protection order (until 18) in
respect of a child to whom this section applies.
(3) For the purposes
of Part 4 of the Children and Community Services Act 2004 , but
without limiting section 28(2) of that Act, a child is in need of
protection if the child is a child to whom this section applies.
[Section 28 inserted by No. 34 of 2004
s. 251.]