Queensland Numbered Acts

MERIBA OMASKER KAZIW KAZIPA (TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER TRADITIONAL CHILD REARING PRACTICE) ACT 2020 - SECT 34

34 Application to include particular documents and information

(1) An application for a cultural recognition order about a person who is a child at the time the application is made must include—

(a) a signed statement from each birth parent addressing the matters mentioned in section 35 ; and

(b) a signed statement from each cultural parent addressing the matters mentioned in section 36 ; and

(c) a signed statement from the birth parents’ nominated informed person and the cultural parents’ nominated informed person addressing the matters mentioned in section 38 ; and

(d) if the child has an other carer—a signed statement from the other carer addressing the matters mentioned in section 39 .

(2) Also, the application may be accompanied by any other information or document the applicant reasonably considers may help the commissioner in deciding whether to make a cultural recognition order.

(3) An application for a cultural recognition order about a person who is an adult at the time of the application must include—

(a) a signed statement from the person addressing the matters mentioned in section 37 ; and

(b) a signed statement from each birth parent addressing the matters mentioned in section 35 (1) (a) , (b) , (f) , (g) and (h) ; and

(c) a signed statement from each cultural parent addressing the matters mentioned in section 36 (1) (a) , (b) , (e) , (f) and (j) ; and

(d) a signed statement from the birth parents’ nominated informed person and cultural parents’ nominated informed person addressing the matters mentioned in section 38 .

(4) Also, the application may be accompanied by any other information or document the applicant reasonably considers may help the commissioner in deciding whether to make a cultural recognition order.