Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01006:clause:1_111cw
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01006
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 111CW
Character Range: 40673–41593

111CW  Court proceedings for contact

 (1) A court hearing proceedings under Part VII (Children) or regulations made for the purposes of section 111B concerning contact with a child must admit into evidence and consider the findings (if any) of a competent authority of a Convention country on the suitability of a parent to have contact with the child.

 (2) A court may adjourn the proceedings concerning contact with a child pending the outcome of a request by a parent of the child to a competent authority of a Convention country for a finding on the suitability of the parent to have contact with the child.

 (3) On the application of a parent who is an Australian resident seeking to obtain or keep contact with a child, a court may:
 (a) admit evidence; and
 (b) make a finding on the suitability of that parent to have contact with the child; and
 (c) specify conditions on which the contact is to be given.