If a Tasmanian authority is asked to assume jurisdiction
12 If a Tasmanian authority is asked to assume jurisdiction
A Tasmanian authority may, if it considers that it is in the child's best interests, accept or reject a request made under Article 8 of the Child Protection Convention by a competent authority of a Convention country for the Tasmanian authority to assume jurisdiction to take a Tasmanian personal protection measure relating to the child.
If the Tasmanian authority is a Tasmanian court, the court may order the Department to do both of the following:in a way that the Department considers appropriate, to request, under Article 9 of the Child Protection Convention, that a competent authority of a Convention country agree to the Tasmanian court assuming jurisdiction to take a Tasmanian personal protection measure relating to the child; to report to the court about the outcome of the request.
The Tasmanian court may only make the order under subsection (2) if it considers that it is better placed than the competent authority to assess the child's best interests.
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