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Adoption Act 2009
sec.30Appointment of guardian for adult parent without capacity to consent
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### sec.30 Appointment of guardian for adult parent without capacity to consent
This section applies if—
QCAT makes a declaration that the parent does not have capacity to give the consent; and
the parent does not have a guardian under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 for the matter of dispensation.
Before the chief executive may make an application under division 6 for an order for dispensation, the chief executive must apply to QCAT for an order appointing a guardian for the matter of the dispensation.
In this section—
dispensation means dispensation with the need for the parent’s consent.
s 30 amd 2009 No. 48 s 116
(sec.30-ssec.1) This section applies if— QCAT makes a declaration that the parent does not have capacity to give the consent; and the parent does not have a guardian under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 for the matter of dispensation.
(sec.30-ssec.2) Before the chief executive may make an application under division 6 for an order for dispensation, the chief executive must apply to QCAT for an order appointing a guardian for the matter of the dispensation.
(sec.30-ssec.3) In this section— dispensation means dispensation with the need for the parent’s consent.
- (a) QCAT makes a declaration that the parent does not have capacity to give the consent; and
- (b) the parent does not have a guardian under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 for the matter of dispensation.