Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CHILDRENS COURT RULES 2016 - REG 5

5 Main objects of rules

The main object of these rules is to provide for flexible procedures that allow the court to decide a proceeding—

(a) consistently with—

(i) for a CAO proceeding or child protection proceeding—the child protection principles; or

(ii) for an adoption proceeding—the adoption principles; or

(iii) for an acknowledgement of sex proceeding—the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 , section 70 ; and

(b) fairly; and

(c) as soon as possible; and

(d) with the minimum cost; and

(e) with the minimum legal technicality; and

(f) in accordance with the nature, importance and complexity of the issues to be resolved in the proceeding; and

(g) in relation to a proceeding involving an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—having regard to Aboriginal tradition or Island custom.