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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.108BRight of appearance of public guardian
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### sec.108B Right of appearance of public guardian
The public guardian may appear in a proceeding on an application for an order for a child.
If the public guardian intends to appear at a proceeding, the public guardian must give written notice of the intention to the registrar of the Childrens Court at the place where the hearing is to be conducted within a reasonable time before the hearing of the application starts.
However, a failure to give notice as required under subsection (2) does not prevent the public guardian appearing at the hearing.
A reference in this part to the public guardian includes a reference to someone authorised in writing by the public guardian for this part.
A person authorised in writing by the public guardian for this part must, if asked, produce evidence of the authorisation.
s 108B ins 2014 No. 26 s 203
(sec.108B-ssec.1) The public guardian may appear in a proceeding on an application for an order for a child.
(sec.108B-ssec.2) If the public guardian intends to appear at a proceeding, the public guardian must give written notice of the intention to the registrar of the Childrens Court at the place where the hearing is to be conducted within a reasonable time before the hearing of the application starts.
(sec.108B-ssec.3) However, a failure to give notice as required under subsection (2) does not prevent the public guardian appearing at the hearing.
(sec.108B-ssec.4) A reference in this part to the public guardian includes a reference to someone authorised in writing by the public guardian for this part.
(sec.108B-ssec.5) A person authorised in writing by the public guardian for this part must, if asked, produce evidence of the authorisation.