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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
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87 Object of Part
(1) The object of this Part is to create an appropriate judicial process
for safeguarding the wellbeing of children, particularly children who
are or might be in need of protection.
(2) The object is to be achieved by:
(a) providing for a family matters division within the Court to hear
and determine matters under this Act (see Division 2); and
(b) providing for:
(i) the Court's power to make various orders for children
(see Division 4); and
(ii) procedural matters (see Divisions 3 and 5 to 7).
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