Childrens Court Rules 2016
sec.33Guardian to be served
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sec.33 Guardian to be served
This rule applies to a person if— the person is required to serve a child protection application, an Adoption Act application or an acknowledgement of sex application on another person; and the person knows, or reasonably believes, that the person to be served— is a person with impaired capacity for a matter; or has a guardian. If the person does not know whether the person to be served has a guardian for a matter, the person must make a reasonable attempt to find out whether the person to be served has a guardian for a matter. contacting the QCAT registry to find out if QCAT has appointed a guardian The chief executive may make an application to QCAT for an order appointing a guardian for a matter of dispensation under the Adoption Act , section 30 . If the person is aware, because of the attempt made under subrule (2) or otherwise, that the person to be served has a guardian for a matter, the person must serve the application on the guardian. r 33 amd 2024 SL No. 76 s 21 (sec.33-ssec.1) This rule applies to a person if— the person is required to serve a child protection application, an Adoption Act application or an acknowledgement of sex application on another person; and the person knows, or reasonably believes, that the person to be served— is a person with impaired capacity for a matter; or has a guardian. (sec.33-ssec.2) If the person does not know whether the person to be served has a guardian for a matter, the person must make a reasonable attempt to find out whether the person to be served has a guardian for a matter. contacting the QCAT registry to find out if QCAT has appointed a guardian The chief executive may make an application to QCAT for an order appointing a guardian for a matter of dispensation under the Adoption Act , section 30 . (sec.33-ssec.3) If the person is aware, because of the attempt made under subrule (2) or otherwise, that the person to be served has a guardian for a matter, the person must serve the application on the guardian.
- (a) the person is required to serve a child protection application, an Adoption Act application or an acknowledgement of sex application on another person; and
- (b) the person knows, or reasonably believes, that the person to be served— (i) is a person with impaired capacity for a matter; or (ii) has a guardian.
- (i) is a person with impaired capacity for a matter; or
- (ii) has a guardian.
- (i) is a person with impaired capacity for a matter; or
- (ii) has a guardian.