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CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 163
Offence to remove child from carer—order made in another State
163 Offence to remove child from carer—order made in another State
(1) This section applies if an interstate officer for another State has
responsibility for the custody or guardianship of a child, however that
responsibility is described, under an order made under a child welfare law or
interstate law of that State.
(2) A person must not, in Queensland— (a)
unlawfully remove the child from the care of the child’s carer; or
(b) if
the child has been unlawfully removed from the care of the child’s
carer—keep the child; or
(c) if the child has been lawfully removed from
the care of the child’s carer—keep the child beyond the period allowed for
the removal.
Penalty— Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 18 months
imprisonment.
(3) In this section—
"carer" , of a child, means the entity in whose care the child has been placed
under the law of the other State.
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