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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.99ZBCertain persons may elect to become parties
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### sec.99ZB Certain persons may elect to become parties
This section applies to a person who is given an information notice under section 99E (6) .
The person may elect to become a party to the review to which the notice relates by filing a notice of election with the registrar.
The notice of election must be filed with the registrar within 7 days after the person receives the information notice.
The tribunal may shorten the period for filing the notice of election.
The tribunal may act under subsection (4) only if satisfied that not to do so will result in a child’s interests being adversely affected or another party to the review suffering hardship.
s 99ZB ins 2009 No. 24 s 18
(sec.99ZB-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who is given an information notice under section 99E (6) .
(sec.99ZB-ssec.2) The person may elect to become a party to the review to which the notice relates by filing a notice of election with the registrar.
(sec.99ZB-ssec.3) The notice of election must be filed with the registrar within 7 days after the person receives the information notice.
(sec.99ZB-ssec.4) The tribunal may shorten the period for filing the notice of election.
(sec.99ZB-ssec.5) The tribunal may act under subsection (4) only if satisfied that not to do so will result in a child’s interests being adversely affected or another party to the review suffering hardship.