Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 108C

108C Public guardian’s role at hearing

(1) The public guardian’s role in a proceeding on an application for an order for a child is—

(a) to support the child by presenting the child’s views and wishes to the Childrens Court; and

(b) to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses.

(2) The public guardian’s role in the proceeding is not diminished even if there is a direct representative or separate representative for the child.

(3) The public guardian is not a party to the proceeding.

(4) The public guardian’s role in the proceeding ends when the application is decided or withdrawn.