Adoption and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Adoption Act 2009 , and the Acts mentioned in schedule 1, for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Adoption and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 .

Part 2 Amendment of Adoption Act 2009

2 Act amended This part amends the Adoption Act 2009 . Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

3 Insertion of new s 9A Part 1, division 2— insert—

9A References to person's spouse if living separately and apart For this Act, if a person and the person's spouse have separated and are living separately and apart, the spouse is taken not to be the person's spouse.

4 Amendment of s 19 (Time of consent) (1) Section 19, after 'not be given'— insert— before the latest of the following days (2) Section 19(a) to (c), 'less than'— omit, insert— the day that is (3) Section 19(a) to (c), at the end, 'or'— omit. (4) Section 19(d)— omit, insert— (d) the day that is 14 days after the last day the parent receives counselling under section 24; (e) the day the counsellor swears the statement mentioned in section 175(3)(b).

5 Amendment of s 60 (Chief executive may place child in parents' care) Section 60(1)(b)— omit, insert— (b) it is at least 30 days since, for at least 1 of the child's parents, the parent consented to the child's adoption or the need for the parent's consent was dispensed with; and

6 Insertion of new s 61A After section 61— insert—

61A Effect of child's death on chief executive's guardianship The chief executive's guardianship of a child under section 57 does not end because the child dies.