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Adoption Act 2009
sec.53Maximum period of care agreement
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### sec.53 Maximum period of care agreement
A care agreement may not be entered into for a child if 1 or more care agreements have already been in force for the child for a total period of 1 year.
A care agreement expires if the total period for which the care agreement and any other care agreement entered into for the child under this division has been in force is 1 year.
(sec.53-ssec.1) A care agreement may not be entered into for a child if 1 or more care agreements have already been in force for the child for a total period of 1 year.
(sec.53-ssec.2) A care agreement expires if the total period for which the care agreement and any other care agreement entered into for the child under this division has been in force is 1 year.