Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 (Qld)

Queensland Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Act No. 35 of 2011

Queensland Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Contents Part 1 1 Part 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of Family Responsibilities Commission Act2008 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 8 (Meaning of welfare recipient) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 48 (Matters commissioner or commission may have regard to in considering whether a person is a community member) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 68 (Decision to enter into agreement) . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 69 (Other decisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 70 (Notice of decision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 71 (Matters commission has regard to in making particular decisions). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 74 (Notice to centrelink secretary) . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 75 (Revocation of notice to centrelink secretary) .................................. 5 Amendment of s 81 (Definitions for div 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendment of s 87 (Commission may decide to take proposed action) ..................................... 6 Amendment of s 89 (Notice to centrelink secretary) . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendment of s 92 (Commissioner may give information to particular entities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendment of s 99 (Decision about application). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Amendment of s 102 (Notice to centrelink secretary) . . . . . . . . . 7 Amendment of s 106 (Asking for referral to community support services or income management) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Amendment of s 108 (Responding to request about referral to income management). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Contents 19 20 21 22 23 24 Part 3 25 26 27 28 Part 4 29 30 Part 5 31 32 33 34 35 Amendment of s 109 (Amendment or ending of voluntary agreement) ................................. Amendment of s 138 (Commission’s notices to centrelink secretary) ................................. Amendment of s 152 (Expiry of Act). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 155 (Vacation of office on expiry of Act) . . . . . . Amendment of s 156 (When particular agreements or family responsibilities orders end) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Adoption Act 2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ss 290A—290C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290A Application for notice of adoptions in another country 290B Deciding applications for notice of adoptions in another country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290C Registrar to record information about adoptions granted in another country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 319 (Right of review against particular decisions) .................................. Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Births,DeathsandMarriagesRegistrationAct2003 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 41A (Registering adoptions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 12 (What is effect of custody) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 162 (Offence to remove child from carer) . . . . . Amendment of s 166 (Offence to refuse contact with child in custody or guardianship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 Page 2 2011 Act No. 35

Queensland Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Act No. 35 of 2011 An Act to amend the Adoption Act 2009, the Births, Deaths and MarriagesRegistration Act 2003, the Child Protection Act 1999 and the FamilyResponsibilities Commission Act 2008 for particular purposes [Assented to 4 November 2011]

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 . Part 2 Amendment of Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 2 Act amended This part amends the Family Responsibilities Commission Act2008. 3 Amendment of s 8 (Meaning of welfare recipient ) Section 8, ‘Social Security Act’— omit, insert— ‘Social Security Administration Act’. 4 Amendment of s 48 (Matters commissioner or commission may have regard to in considering whether a person is a community member) Section 48(a), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. Page 4 2011 Act No. 35

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 2 Amendment of Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 [s 5] 5 Amendment of s 68 (Decision to enter into agreement) Section 68(2)(b) and (6), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 6 Amendment of s 69 (Other decisions) Section 69(1)(b)(iv), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 7 Amendment of s 70 (Notice of decision) Section 70(2)(c), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 8 Amendment of s 71 (Matters commission has regard to in making particular decisions) Section 71(1)(b), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 9 Amendment of s 74 (Notice to centrelink secretary) Section 74, ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 10 Amendment of s 75 (Revocation of notice to centrelink secretary) Section 75, ‘centrelink secretary’— 2011 Act No. 35 Page 5

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 2 Amendment of Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 [s 11] omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 11 Amendment of s 81 (Definitions for div 2) Section 81, definition proposed action , ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 12 Amendment of s 87 (Commission may decide to take proposed action) (1) Section 87(2) and (7), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. (2) Section 87(7), ‘Social Security Act’— omit, insert— ‘Social Security Administration Act’. 13 Amendment of s 89 (Notice to centrelink secretary) Section 89, ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 14 Amendment of s 92 (Commissioner may give information to particular entities) (1) Section 92(2) and (4), definition relevant entity , paragraph (c), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. Page 6 2011 Act No. 35

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 2 Amendment of Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 [s 15] (2) Section 92(2), ‘Social Security Act’— omit, insert— ‘Social Security Administration Act’. 15 Amendment of s 99 (Decision about application) (1) Section 99(6)(a), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. (2) Section 99(6)(a), ‘Social Security Act’— omit, insert— ‘Social Security Administration Act’. 16 Amendment of s 102 (Notice to centrelink secretary) Section 102, ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 17 Amendment of s 106 (Asking for referral to community support services or income management) Section 106(b), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 18 Amendment of s 108 (Responding to request about referral to income management) Section 108(1) and (6), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. 2011 Act No. 35 Page 7

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 2 Amendment of Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 [s 19] 19 Amendment of s 109 (Amendment or ending of voluntary agreement) (1) Section 109(3) and (6), ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. (2) Section 109(6), ‘Social Security Act’— omit, insert— ‘Social Security Administration Act’. 20 Amendment of s 138 (Commission’s notices to centrelink secretary) (1) Section 138, ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. (2) Section 138, ‘Social Security Act’— omit, insert— ‘Social Security Administration Act’. 21 Amendment of s 152 (Expiry of Act) Section 152, ‘2012’— omit, insert— ‘2013’. 22 Amendment of s 155 (Vacation of office on expiry of Act) Section 155, ‘2012’— omit, insert— ‘2013’. Page 8 2011 Act No. 35

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 2 Amendment of Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 [s 23] 23 Amendment of s 156 (When particular agreements or family responsibilities orders end) Section 156, ‘2012’— omit, insert— ‘2013’. 24 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) (1) Schedule, definition centrelink secretary— omit. (2) Schedule— insert— ‘ secretary means the Secretary under the SocialSecurityAdministration Act.’. (3) Schedule, definition family responsibilities order , ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. (4) Schedule, definition income management , ‘Social Security Act’— omit, insert— ‘Social Security Administration Act’. (5) Schedule, definition income management decision , ‘centrelink secretary’— omit, insert— ‘secretary’. (6) Schedule, definition Social Security Act , ‘ Social Security Act ’ — omit, insert— ‘ Social Security Administration Act ’. 2011 Act No. 35 Page 9

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 3 Amendment of Adoption Act 2009 [s 25] Part 3 Amendment of Adoption Act 2009 25 Act amended This part amends the Adoption Act 2009 . 26 Insertion of new ss 290A—290C Part 12— insert — ‘290A Application for notice of adoptions in another country ‘(1) This section applies if— (a) an adoption is granted in a country other than Australia or New Zealand; and (b) before the adoption, the adoptive parents were— (i) assessed or re-assessed as suitable under part 6; or (ii) favourably assessed as a prospective adopter under the repealed Adoption of Children Act 1964 . ‘(2) An interested person may apply, in the approved form, to the chief executive to give notice to the registrar to record the adoption in the adopted children register. ‘(3) The interested person must give to the chief executive any documents relating to the adoption, or the identification of the adopted person, that the chief executive reasonably requires. ‘(4) In this section— interested person , for an adoption, means— (a) the adopted person; (b) if the adopted person is a child, deceased, or does not have capacity to make the application—a relative of the adopted person. relative see section 249. Page 10 2011 Act No. 35

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 3 Amendment of Adoption Act 2009 [s 27] ‘290B Deciding applications for notice of adoptions in another country ‘(1) If, on application under section 290A, the chief executive is reasonably satisfied that the adopted person was adopted in the other country under arrangements made between the chief executive and the competent authority for the other country, the chief executive must give notice to the registrar to record the adoption in the adopted children register. ‘(2) If the chief executive decides not to give notice to the registrar, the chief executive must give the applicant an information notice for the decision. ‘(3) The chief executive may not make a decision mentioned in subsection (2) having regard to information other than the information received from the applicant unless the chief executive— (a) gives notice of the information to the applicant; and (b) allows the applicant a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the chief executive about the information. ‘290C Registrar to record information about adoptions granted in another country ‘(1) This section applies if the chief executive gives the registrar notice under section 290B(1) about an adoption in another country. ‘(2) The registrar must record the adoption by incorporating the notice about the adoption in the adopted children register.’. 27 Amendment of s 319 (Right of review against particular decisions) Section 319— insert — 2011 Act No. 35 Page 11

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 4 Amendment of Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 [s 28] ‘(f) if the person is an interested person mentioned in section 290A(4)—a decision under section 290B(2) not to give the registrar notice.’. 28 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) Schedule 3, definition adoptive parent , paragraph (a), ‘part 13’— omit , insert — ‘parts 12 and 13’. Part 4 Amendment of Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 29 Act amended This part amends the Births,DeathsandMarriagesRegistration Act 2003 . 30 Amendment of s 41A (Registering adoptions) Section 41A(1), from ‘if’— omit , insert — ‘if— (a) the registrar receives, under the AdoptionAct2009 , section 289, a notice of the making of a final adoption order; or (b) the registrar receives, under the AdoptionAct2009 , section 290B, a notice to record an adoption granted in another country.’. Page 12 2011 Act No. 35

Part 5 Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 5 Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 [s 31] Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 31 Act amended This part amends the Child Protection Act 1999 . 32 Amendment of s 12 (What is effect of custody) Section 12(1)(c), after ‘assessment order’— insert— ‘, temporary custody order’. 33 Amendment of s 162 (Offence to remove child from carer) Section 162(1), after ‘assessment order’— insert— ‘, temporary custody order’. 34 Amendment of s 166 (Offence to refuse contact with child in custody or guardianship) Section 166(1), definition child , after ‘assessment order’— insert— ‘, temporary custody order’. 35 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 3, definition appellate court , paragraph (b), after ‘order’— insert— ‘or temporary custody order’. 2011 Act No. 35 Page 13

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 Part 5 Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 [s 35] (2) Schedule 3, definition order , after ‘assessment order’— insert— ‘, temporary custody order’. © State of Queensland 2011 Page 14 2011 Act No. 35