Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 109

109 Legal representation of child’s parents

(1) If, in a proceeding on an application for an order for a child, a parent of the child appears in the Childrens Court but is not represented by a lawyer, the court may continue with the proceeding only if it is satisfied the parent has had reasonable opportunity to obtain legal representation.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the court exercising powers under chapter 2 , part 5 , division 1 .