Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Regulation 2021 (Qld)

Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Regulation 2021

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Regulation 2021.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2021.

3 Prescribed documents or information— Act , s 33 (1) This section prescribes documents for section 33(1)(b)(vi) of the Act. (2) For an application that includes a signed statement by a birth parent under section 35 of the Act, the documents are certified copies of at least 2 documents mentioned in schedule 1 that are proof of the birth parent's identity. (3) For an application that includes a signed statement by a cultural parent under section 36 of the Act, the documents are certified copies of at least 2 documents mentioned in schedule 1 that are proof of the cultural parent's identity. (4) For an application that includes a signed statement by an informed person under section 38 of the Act, the documents are certified copies of at least 2 documents mentioned in schedule 1 that are proof of the informed person's identity. (5) For an application that includes a signed statement by an other carer under section 39 of the Act, the documents are certified copies of at least 2 documents mentioned in schedule 1 that are proof of the other carer's identity.

4 Statements to be witnessed (1) Subsection (2) applies if an application is made for a cultural recognition order about a person who is a child at the time the application is made. (2) A statement from an other carer under section 39 of the Act included in the application must be signed in the presence of an authorised witness. (3) Subsection (4) applies if an application is made for a cultural recognition order about a person who is an adult at the time the application is made. (4) A statement from an adult who was subject to Ailan Kastom child rearing practice under section 37 of the Act included in the application must be signed in the presence of an authorised witness. (5) Subsections (6) to (8) apply if an application is made for a cultural recognition order about a person who is a child or an adult at the time the application is made. (6) A statement from a birth parent under section 35 of the Act included in the application must be signed in the presence of an authorised witness. (7) A statement from a cultural parent under section 36 of the Act included in the application must be signed in the presence of an authorised witness. (8) A statement from an informed person under section 38 of the Act included in the application must be signed in the presence of an authorised witness. (9) In this section— authorised witness means— (a) a barrister, solicitor or notary public; or (b) a commissioner for declarations; or (c) a justice of the peace; or (d) a person who has known the person signing the statement for at least 1 year and who has no other involvement in the application for the cultural recognition order. commissioner for declarations see the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991, section 3. justice of the peace see the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991, section 3.