Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 138A

138A Amendment of kinship carer certificate to extend its expiry day

(1) This section applies to a certificate of approval as an approved kinship carer.

(2) The chief executive may amend the certificate to extend its expiry day if—

(a) the certificate is still in force; and

(b) the chief executive is satisfied the amendment is appropriate and desirable to meet the needs of the child for whom the holder is approved; and

(c) the holder agrees to the amendment.

(3) The expiry day may only be extended to a day that is—

(a) for an initial certificate—not more than 1 year after the day it is issued; or

(b) for a renewed certificate—not more than 3 years after the day it is issued.

(4) In this section—

"expiry day" means the day on which the certificate is due to expire.