324Lapsing of permanent care order

324 Lapsing of permanent care order (1) A permanent care order— S. 324(1)(a) amended by No. 61/2014 s. 73. (a) is, subject to subsection (2), suspended on the making, with the prior consent of the Secretary, of an application under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth by a person who is not a parent of the child in respect of whom the permanent care order is made, seeking an order with respect to the parental responsibility for the child, on the terms of which the parties to the proceeding have agreed; and (b) ceases to be in force on the making of that order under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth. (2) A permanent care order that has been suspended under subsection (1)(a) revives if— (a) the application for the order sought under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth is withdrawn; or (b) the order sought is refused. S. 325 (Heading) substituted by No. 61/2014 s. 63(1). S. 325 amended by No. 61/2014 s. 63(2).