Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016
sec.47Appealing decisions on applications made before commencement
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sec.47 Appealing decisions on applications made before commencement
This section applies in relation to the following decisions of the Childrens Court made before the commencement if, immediately before the commencement, an appeal against the decision has not been started— a decision on an application for a child protection order made under the pre-amended Child Protection Act 1999 , chapter 2 , part 4 ; a decision on an application for an order transferring a child protection order or child protection proceeding to a participating State under pre-amended chapter 7 , part 2 or 4 of that Act. On and from the commencement, for the purpose of appealing the decision, the director is taken to have been a party to the proceeding for the application. (sec.47-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to the following decisions of the Childrens Court made before the commencement if, immediately before the commencement, an appeal against the decision has not been started— a decision on an application for a child protection order made under the pre-amended Child Protection Act 1999 , chapter 2 , part 4 ; a decision on an application for an order transferring a child protection order or child protection proceeding to a participating State under pre-amended chapter 7 , part 2 or 4 of that Act. (sec.47-ssec.2) On and from the commencement, for the purpose of appealing the decision, the director is taken to have been a party to the proceeding for the application.
- (a) a decision on an application for a child protection order made under the pre-amended Child Protection Act 1999 , chapter 2 , part 4 ;
- (b) a decision on an application for an order transferring a child protection order or child protection proceeding to a participating State under pre-amended chapter 7 , part 2 or 4 of that Act.