Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 224

224 Hearing of application in absence of party

(1) The court may not hear or decide the application unless the adopted person or a lawyer representing the adopted person appears in the proceeding.

(2) Otherwise, the court may hear and decide the application in the absence of a person who is a party to the adoption only if—

(a) the person has been given reasonable notice of the hearing and failed to attend or continue to attend the hearing; or

(b) the court dispenses with the requirement to serve a copy of the application on the person under section 221 (6) .

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the court’s jurisdiction to exclude a person from a proceeding.