Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CHILDRENS COURT RULES 2016 - REG 3

3 Application of rules

(1) These rules apply to—

(a) CAO proceedings; and

(b) child protection proceedings; and

(c) adoption proceedings; and

(d) acknowledgement of sex proceedings; and

(e) applications made under the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act in any civil or criminal proceeding before the court; and

(f) an appeal to the court under—

(i) the Child Protection Act , section 117 ; or

(ii) the Adoption Act , section 243 ; or

(iii) the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 , section 78 .

Note—

These rules do not apply to the Court of Appeal.

(2) These rules apply to the following proceedings to the extent that the court directs—

(a) a proceeding for an order transferring a child protection order to a participating State under the Child Protection Act , section 214 ;

(b) a proceeding for an order transferring a child protection proceeding to the Childrens Court in a participating State under the Child Protection Act , section 228 ;

(c) an appeal to the court against a decision mentioned in the Child Protection Act , section 239 (1) .