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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
231XEvidence of consent of relevant interstate officer
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#### 231X Evidence of consent of relevant interstate officer
231X Evidence of consent of relevant interstate officer
> A document, or a copy of a document, purporting—
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> > (a) to be the written consent of the relevant interstate officer to—
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> > > (i) the transfer of a child protection order to a participating State and to the terms of the proposed interstate order, or
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> > > (ii) the transfer of a child protection proceeding pending in the Children’s Court to the Children’s Court in a participating State, and
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> > (b) to be signed by the relevant interstate officer or his or her delegate,
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> is admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Chapter and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof that consent in the terms appearing in the document was duly given by the relevant interstate officer.
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> **ss 231U–231X:** Ins 2006 No 95, Sch 2 \[2\].