CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 63

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 63

63 .         Conditions of protection order (special guardianship)

        (1)         A protection order (special guardianship) may include conditions to be complied with by the special guardian about —

            (a)         contact between the child and another person; or

            (b)         for an Aboriginal child, Torres Strait Islander child or child of a culturally or linguistically diverse background — matters that could be included in a cultural support plan for the child.

        (2)         It is a condition of a protection order (special guardianship) that the special guardian must not, except with the permission of the Court, make an application under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 section 19(1), 23(1) or 31(3) (a change of name application ) in relation to the child.

        (3)         The Court may, on an application made by the special guardian, permit the making of a change of name application if it is satisfied that —

            (a)         there are exceptional reasons for the change of name; and

            (b)         for a child who it is satisfied has sufficient maturity and understanding to consent to the change of name — the child consents to the change.

        (4)         A protection order (special guardianship) must not include any conditions other than those referred to in this section.

        [Section 63 inserted: No. 18 of 2021 s. 28.]