Child Protection (Recognition of Relative Carers) Amendment Bill 2005* (Qld)

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Queensland

Child Protection (Recognition of Relative Carers) Amendment Bill 2005

Queensland

Child Protection (Recognition of Relative Carers) Amendment Bill 2005

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A Bill

for An Act to amend the Child Protection Act 1999

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Child Protection (Recognition of Relative Carers) Amendment Bill 2005

The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Child Protection (Recognition of Relative Carers) Amendment Act 2005.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Act amended

This Act amends the Child Protection Act 1999.

4 Insertion of new ch 4A

After chapter 4—

insert—

'Chapter 4A Recognition of relative

carers

'148A Recognition of grandparent, uncle, aunt or sibling as carer

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(2)

'3)

A grandparent, uncle, aunt or sibling of a child may apply to the chief executive for recognition of his or her status as the child's carer.

The chief executive may grant recognition if satisfied that the applicant—

(a) is a grandparent, uncle, aunt or sibling of the child; and (b) is a primary carer of the child.

This section is not intended by itself to prevent a child's grandparent, uncle, aunt or sibling from acting as the child's carer without approval or recognition under this Act.

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Child Protection (Recognition of Relative Carers) Amendment Bill 2005

Note—

See section 159 for the allowances payable to a person recognised under this section.'.

5 Amendment of s 159 (Payments for care and maintenance)