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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.51ZIEnding an agreement
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### sec.51ZI Ending an agreement
A party to a care agreement may end the agreement at any time by giving at least 2 days notice to the other parties.
If a care agreement is entered into with only 1 of the child’s parents, the other parent may end the agreement at any time by giving at least 2 days notice to the parties.
A care agreement ends automatically if—
a child protection order is made granting custody or guardianship of the child to the chief executive or someone else; or
the chief executive otherwise gains custody or guardianship of the child under this Act or the Adoption Act 2009 .
s 51ZI ins 2005 No. 40 s 14
amd 2009 No. 29 s 362 ; 2010 No. 33 s 39
(sec.51ZI-ssec.1) A party to a care agreement may end the agreement at any time by giving at least 2 days notice to the other parties.
(sec.51ZI-ssec.2) If a care agreement is entered into with only 1 of the child’s parents, the other parent may end the agreement at any time by giving at least 2 days notice to the parties.
(sec.51ZI-ssec.3) A care agreement ends automatically if— a child protection order is made granting custody or guardianship of the child to the chief executive or someone else; or the chief executive otherwise gains custody or guardianship of the child under this Act or the Adoption Act 2009 .
- (a) a child protection order is made granting custody or guardianship of the child to the chief executive or someone else; or
- (b) the chief executive otherwise gains custody or guardianship of the child under this Act or the Adoption Act 2009 .