Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00098:clause:1_70neb
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00098
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 70NEB
Character Range: 4460–5242

70NEB  Court's power to vary parenting order

 (1) The court may make an order varying a parenting order if:
 (a) proceedings in relation to the parenting order are brought before a court having jurisdiction under this Act and it is alleged in those proceedings that a person (the respondent) committed a contravention of the primary order; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the court is not satisfied that the respondent has committed a contravention of the parenting order; or
 (ii) the court is satisfied that the respondent has committed a contravention of the parenting order but the respondent proves that the respondent had a reasonable excuse for the contravention.

 (2) Subsection (1) applies whether the parenting order is made before or after the commencement of this Subdivision.