Div 3AOrders for determination of parentage

Division 3A — Orders for determination of parentage

136A. Terms used 148

136B. Orders requiring person to give evidence 148

136C. Parentage testing orders 148

136D. Orders associated with parentage testing orders 149

136E. Adult contravening s. 136D order, consequences of 150

136F. Procedure etc. ordered for child, parental consent needed in some cases, consequences of refusing to consent 150

136G. No liability if parent or CEO consents 151

136H. Parentage testing procedures, conduct of etc. 151

136I. Results of parentage testing procedures admissible in protection proceedings 151

Division 3 — Pre‑hearing conferences

136. Court may order pre‑hearing conference 152

137. Confidentiality of pre‑hearing conference 153

Division 4 — Reports about child

138. Term used: report 154

139. Court may require report 155

140. Access to written report 155

141. Confidentiality of report 156

142. Protection from liability for preparing or giving report 156

Division 5 — Proposals about arrangements for child

143. CEO to provide Court with proposal for child 157

143A. Content of proposal 158

144. Court to consider proposal 160

Division 6 — Procedural matters

145. Conduct of protection proceedings generally 160

146. Court not bound by rules of evidence 161

147. Parties to protection proceedings 161

148. Legal representation of child 162

149. Presence of child in court 163

150. Evidence of child 163

151. Standard of proof 164

152. Intervention by Attorney General 164

153. Court to facilitate party’s participation in proceedings 164

154. Court may dispense with requirement for service 165

155. Frivolous or vexatious proceedings 165