Section 111CU — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

(1) A court must obtain the consent of a competent authority of a Convention country before placing a child in a foster family, or in institutional care, in the Convention country.

(2) Before placing a child, the court may order, or invite the parties to proceedings before the court to ask, the Commonwealth central authority to consult a competent authority of the Convention country concerned.

(3) If the court orders the Commonwealth central authority to consult, then the court must provide the Commonwealth central authority with a report on the child and the reasons for the proposed placement.

Related sections

• s 111CR — Applicable law generally
• s 111CS — Applicable law concerning parental responsibility
• s 111CT — Effect of registered foreign measures
• s 111CV — Obligation to inform competent authority about serious danger to a child
• s 111CW — Court proceedings dealing with whom a child spends time with
• s 111CX — Jurisdiction for a location order or a Commonwealth information order

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