Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00441:clause:5_68m
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00441
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 68M
Character Range: 210835–211756

68M  Order that child be made available for examination

 (1) This section applies if an independent children's lawyer is appointed to independently represent a child's interests in relation to proceedings under this Act.

 (2) The court may, on application by the independent children's lawyer, order a person mentioned in subsection (3) to make the child available, as specified in the order, for an examination to be made for the purpose of preparing a report about the child for use by the independent children's lawyer in connection with the proceedings.

 (3) The order may be directed to:
 (a) a parent of the child; or
 (b) a person with whom the child is to live under a parenting order; or
 (c) a person with whom the child is to spend time under a parenting order; or
 (d) a person with whom the child is to communicate under a parenting order; or
 (e) a person who has parental responsibility for the child.