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Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998
27Jurisdiction of courts—Queensland
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#### 27 Jurisdiction of courts—Queensland
(1) The following courts of Queensland are invested with federal jurisdiction in matters arising in Queensland to which a provision of Part 4 applies:
(a) the Children’s Court;
(b) the Supreme Court of Queensland.
(2) An appeal from a decision of the Children’s Court, exercising jurisdiction under subregulation (1), may be made to the Supreme Court of Queensland.
(3) The Supreme Court of Queensland is invested with federal jurisdiction for appeals instituted under subregulation (2).
(4) An appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland constituted by a single judge, exercising jurisdiction under subregulation (1) or (3), may be made to the Court of Appeal of that Court.
(5) The Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland is invested with federal jurisdiction for appeals instituted under subregulation (4).