Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014:section:6:p25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 25/86)
Character Range: 117336–120051

residence order in relation to the child.

"(4) In an application under subsection (3) by a person who does not, at the time of the application, have any parental responsibility for the child, any person who, at that time, has any parental responsibility for the child is entitled to be a party to the proceedings.

Counsellors may be required to supervise or assist compliance with parenting orders

"65L.(1) If a court makes a parenting order in relation to a child, the court may also, subject to subsection (2), make either or both of the following orders:

    (a) an order requiring compliance with the parenting order, as far as practicable, to be supervised by a family and child counsellor or a welfare officer;

    (b) an order requiring a family and child counsellor or a welfare officer to give any party to the parenting order such assistance as is reasonably requested by that party in relation to compliance with, and the carrying out of, the parenting order.

"(2) In deciding whether to make a particular order under subsection (1) in relation to a child, a court must regard the best interests of the child as the paramount consideration.

Note: Division 10 deals with how a court determines a child's best interests.

"Subdivision C—General obligations created by residence orders, contact orders and specific issues orders

General obligations created by residence order

"65M.(1) This section applies if a residence order is in force in relation to a child.

"(2) A person must not, contrary to the order:

(a) remove the child from the care of a person; or

(b) refuse or fail to deliver or return the child to a person; or

    (b) interfere with the exercise or performance of any of the powers, duties or responsibilities that a person has under the order.

General obligations created by contact order

"65N.(1) This section applies if a contact order is in force in relation to a child.

"(2) A person must not:

(a) hinder or prevent a person and the child from having contact in accordance with the order; or

   (b) interfere with the contact that a person and the child are supposed to have with each other under the order.

General obligations created by specific issues orders that confer responsibility for a child's care, welfare and development

"65P.(1) This section applies if a specific issues order:

    (a) is in force in relation to a child; and

   (b) confers responsibility on a person (the 'carer') for the child's long-term or day-to-day care, welfare and development.

"(2) A person must not hinder the carer in, or prevent the carer from, discharging that responsibility.

Court may issue warrant for arrest of alleged offender

    "65Q.(1) This section applies