Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 175

(1)     If—

        (a)     a conference has resulted in a signed agreement; and

        (b)     that agreement proposes that parental responsibility for the child or young person be transferred from a person to someone else (other than the chief executive) or be shared with a person (other than the chief executive) who would not otherwise have it;

the chief executive may apply to a court to register the agreement.

(2)     However, the chief executive may not apply to register an agreement the effect of which would be equivalent to an enduring parental responsibility order.

(3)     An application to register an agreement must be—

        (a)     in the prescribed form; and

        (b)     accompanied by—

              (i)     a copy of the signed agreement; and

              (ii)     a statement signed by each signatory to the agreement to the effect that he or she has had an opportunity to get legal advice as to the meaning and effect of the agreement.

(4)     If the chief executive makes an application, he or she must send a copy of the application to the community advocate.