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Human Rights Act 2019
sec.26Protection of families and children
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### sec.26 Protection of families and children
Families are the fundamental group unit of society and are entitled to be protected by society and the State.
Every child has the right, without discrimination, to the protection that is needed by the child, and is in the child’s best interests, because of being a child.
Every person born in Queensland has the right to a name and to be registered, as having been born, under a law of the State as soon as practicable after being born.
(sec.26-ssec.1) Families are the fundamental group unit of society and are entitled to be protected by society and the State.
(sec.26-ssec.2) Every child has the right, without discrimination, to the protection that is needed by the child, and is in the child’s best interests, because of being a child.
(sec.26-ssec.3) Every person born in Queensland has the right to a name and to be registered, as having been born, under a law of the State as soon as practicable after being born.