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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.236Effect of registration of interstate transfer decision
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### sec.236 Effect of registration of interstate transfer decision
The transferred proceeding is taken to be a proceeding started in the Childrens Court in Queensland on the day of registration of the interstate transfer decision and may be continued in the court.
The litigation director is a party to the proceeding in place of the interstate government officer for the participating State.
The court—
is not bound by any finding of fact made by the Childrens Court in the participating State; and
may inform itself on a matter using a transcript of the proceeding in that court or evidence tendered in the proceeding.
s 236 ins 2000 No. 7 s 43
amd 2016 No. 23 s 65
(sec.236-ssec.1) The transferred proceeding is taken to be a proceeding started in the Childrens Court in Queensland on the day of registration of the interstate transfer decision and may be continued in the court.
(sec.236-ssec.2) The litigation director is a party to the proceeding in place of the interstate government officer for the participating State.
(sec.236-ssec.3) The court— is not bound by any finding of fact made by the Childrens Court in the participating State; and may inform itself on a matter using a transcript of the proceeding in that court or evidence tendered in the proceeding.
- (a) is not bound by any finding of fact made by the Childrens Court in the participating State; and
- (b) may inform itself on a matter using a transcript of the proceeding in that court or evidence tendered in the proceeding.