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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
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#### 231A Purpose of Chapter
231A Purpose of Chapter
> The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for the transfer of child protection orders and proceedings between New South Wales and another State or a Territory of Australia or between New South Wales and New Zealand—
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> > (a) so that children and young persons who are in need of protection may be protected despite moving from one jurisdiction to another, and
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> > (b) so as to facilitate the timely and expeditious determination of court proceedings relating to the protection of a child or young person.
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> **ch 14A, pt 1 (ss 231A, 231B):** Ins 2006 No 95, Sch 2 \[2\].