NTIn ForceAct
Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
155When CEO may transfer order
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 155
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Care and Protection of Children Act 2007.
155 When CEO may transfer order
The CEO may transfer a home order to a participating State if:
(a) the child to whom the order relates is residing, or is about to
reside, in the State; and
(b) no application has been made for the transfer under
Subdivision 2; and
(c) the order is not subject to an appeal and the time for instituting
an appeal has expired; and
(d) the CEO considers the wellbeing of the child will not be
adversely affected by the transfer, having regard to the wishes
of:
(i) the child; and
(ii) each parent of the child; and
Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 98
(iii) each person who has access to the child under the
order; and
(iv) any other person considered by the CEO to have a
(e) the CEO considers a child protection order having the same or
a similar effect as the home order can be made under the
child welfare law of the State; and
(f) the CEO considers it appropriate for the interstate officer of
the State to exercise powers and responsibilities under a child
protection order for the child; and
(g) the interstate officer has consented in writing to the transfer
and the matters specified by the CEO under section 156 for
the transfer; and
(h) each person whose consent to the transfer is required under
section 157 has consented to the transfer.