Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If the CEO becomes
aware that each individual who is a special guardian under a protection order
(special guardianship) has died, the CEO must give written notice of that fact
to the Court as soon as practicable.
(2) If the CEO gives
written notice to the Court under subsection (1), the protection order
(special guardianship) is revoked and replaced by a protection order
(time-limited) in respect of the child on the day ( notification day ) on
which the CEO gives the notice.
(3) The protection
order (time-limited) —
(a)
comes into force on notification day; and
(b) for
the purposes of Subdivision 4, is taken to specify the shorter of the
following periods —
(i)
the period of 2 years beginning on notification day;
(ii)
the period beginning on notification day and ending on
the day before the day on which the child reaches 18 years of age.
(4) As soon as
practicable after notification day, the CEO must give written notice of the
protection order (time-limited) to the following —
(a) the
child;
(b) each
other party to the initial proceedings (other than the special guardian);
(c) each
other person considered by the CEO to have a direct and significant interest
in the wellbeing of the child.
(5) Section 67 applies
in relation to a protection order (time-limited) that comes into force under
this section as if the reference in section 67(1) to a party to the initial
proceedings were a reference to a person notified of the order under
subsection (4).
[Section 69B inserted: No. 18 of 2021 s. 30.]