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"another country" means a Convention country or a non-Convention country.
"Australia" includes the external Territories.
"central authority" of a Convention country means—
(a) if there is one central authority of the Convention country under Article 29 of the Child Protection Convention—the Convention country’s central authority; or
(b) otherwise—the central authority designated, under Article 29 of the Child Protection Convention, as the Convention country’s central authority to which any communication may be addressed for transmission to the appropriate central authority of the Convention country.
Editor’s note—Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , section 111CA (1) —
"Commonwealth central authority" means the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department.
(a) in relation to Australia means an entity that has responsibility or authority under the law in force in Australia, or part of Australia, to take measures or make decisions about—(i) protecting the person of a child; or(ii) appointing or deciding the powers of a guardian of a child’s property; and
(b) in relation to a Convention country means an entity that has responsibility or authority under the law in force in the Convention country to take, or make decisions about, a foreign measure relating to a child; and
(c) in relation to a non-Convention country means an entity that has responsibility or authority under the law in force in the country to take measures or make decisions about—(i) protecting the person of a child; or(ii) appointing or deciding the powers of a guardian of a child’s property.
(a) an individual;
(b) a corporation;
(c) an unincorporated body;
(d) a government authority or body;
(e) a court or tribunal.
Editor’s note—Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cwlth) , section 17 —
"External Territory" means a Territory, not being an internal Territory, for the government of which as a Territory provision is made by any Act.
(a) a foreign personal protection measure; or
(b) a foreign property protection measure.
(a) for a Queensland personal protection measure relating to a child—(i) a Queensland court; or(ii) the department; or(iii) in the case of a Queensland personal protection measure for which the litigation director may perform a function or exercise a power under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 —the litigation director;
(b) for a Queensland property protection measure—a Queensland court or the public trustee.
(a) the Supreme Court; or
(b) the District Court; or
(c) the Childrens Court; or
(d) a Magistrates Court; or
(e) QCAT.
(a) a Queensland personal protection measure relating to a child; or
(b) a Queensland property protection measure relating to a child.
Examples of Queensland personal protection measures—1 an assessment order or child protection order, within the meaning of the Child Protection Act 19992 taking of a child into the chief executive’s custody under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 183 a declaration assuming custody or guardianship of a child under the Child Protection Act 19994 an order protecting the person of a child made by the Supreme Court exercising its inherent jurisdiction for children, including authorising the performance of a medical procedure on, or treatment of, a child for which a parent does not have authority, under Queensland law, to consent
(a) who is a refugee; or
(b) who is internationally displaced due to disturbances occurring in his or her country of habitual residence; or
(c) whose country of habitual residence cannot be determined.
(a) if the Queensland court is the Supreme Court—a registrar of the Supreme Court; or
(b) if the Queensland court is the District Court—a registrar, within the meaning of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , of the court; or
(c) if the Queensland court is the Childrens Court—the person who, under the Childrens Court Act 1992 , section 27 , holds the same office for the Childrens Court as a registrar of the District Court or the clerk of a Magistrates Court; or
(d) if the Queensland court is a Magistrates Court—the clerk of the court; or
(e) if the Queensland court is QCAT—the principal registrar of QCAT.