Queensland Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2009 - SECT 54

54 Ending of care agreement

(1) Unless it ends earlier under this division, a care agreement has effect until the chief executive becomes a guardian of the child under section 57 .

(2) A care agreement may be ended at any time with the agreement of the chief executive and each parent who is a party to the agreement.

(3) A party to a care agreement may end the agreement at any time by giving at least 2 days notice to the other parties.

(4) A care agreement ends if the chief executive (child safety) obtains custody or guardianship of the child under the Child Protection Act 1999 .

Note—

If a care agreement ends and the child is a child in need of protection under the Child Protection Act 1999 , the chief executive (child safety) may take the action under that Act that the chief executive (child safety) considers appropriate.