Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 194

194 Order ending custody or discharging interim order

(1) The chief executive may apply to the Childrens Court for either of the following orders—

(a) if the child is in the custody of the prospective adoptive parents under section 192 —an order ending their custody of the child; or

(b) if an interim order in favour of the prospective adoptive parents is in force under this division—an order discharging the interim order.

(2) The chief executive must serve a copy of the application on the prospective adoptive parents.

(3) The court may make the relevant order if satisfied it would be contrary to the child’s wellbeing or best interests to be adopted by the prospective adoptive parents, having regard to the relevant matters.

Note—

The court may also make an order discharging the interim order under section 201 .

(4) An order under this section does not affect the chief executive’s guardianship of the child.

(5) In this section—

"relevant matters" means the matters under section 200 of which the court must be satisfied before it may make a final adoption order.