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title: "Notice of appeal to the Childrens Court of Queensland (Form 42)"
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# Notice of appeal to the Childrens Court of Queensland (Form 42)

> Link to Queensland Form 42. An appeal from a magistrate's child protection decision is lodged within 28 days of the order and is heard by a District Court judge in the Childrens Court of Queensland.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/form-qld-cc-42-appeal-childrens-court  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Child Protection & Care Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when appealing a magistrate's decision in a Queensland child protection proceeding. The page lists a temporary assessment or custody order, a court assessment or child protection order, and an interstate transfer decision as decisions that may be appealed. The 28 days is the Queensland period on that page.

## Used for these tasks

- [Assess an appeal against a final care order and diarise the time limit](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/assess-an-appeal-against-a-final-care-order-and-diarise-the-time-limit.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the draft against the current official form and list what is missing; the lawyer settles every statement that will be filed and signs or lodges the form.

**AI may:**

- Check the draft is the current version of the form and list every blank field or missing attachment
- Index the documents on the file that the form calls for, with date and author
- Turn the court's published filing and service steps into a checklist for this matter

**AI must not:**

- Must not write allegations, grounds, orders or figures in words that will be filed
- Must not decide jurisdiction, standing or whether a time limit has been met
- Must not sign, lodge or serve the form
- Must not draft, outline or settle an affidavit, witness statement or other sworn text

**The lawyer checks:**

- The appeal is from a magistrate's decision of a kind the page lists, and it is lodged within 28 days of the order
- Form 42 is the notice of appeal
- An affidavit, if used, is prepared by the lawyer
- The 28-day period is not applied to a Victorian appeal

## Authorities

- [Queensland Courts, Child protection](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/types-of-cases/child-protection)
- [Form 42 (DOCX)](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0005/852134/cc-f-42.docx)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/types-of-cases/child-protection)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by courts.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/form-qld-cc-42-appeal-childrens-court and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*