Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 30

30 Appointment of guardian for adult parent without capacity to consent

(1) This section applies if—

(a) QCAT makes a declaration that the parent does not have capacity to give the consent; and

(b) the parent does not have a guardian under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 for the matter of dispensation.

(2) Before the chief executive may make an application under division 6 for an order for dispensation, the chief executive must apply to QCAT for an order appointing a guardian for the matter of the dispensation.

(3) In this section—

"dispensation" means dispensation with the need for the parent’s consent.