215BManagement of child protection proceedings

215B Management of child protection proceedings S. 215B(1) amended by No. 17/2023 s. 12. (1) Without limiting Part 1.1B or 1.2 or section 215(1), in any proceeding before the Family Division under this Act, the Court may— (a) consider the needs of the child and the impact that the proceeding may have on the child; (b) conduct proceedings in a manner that promotes cooperative relationships between the parties; (c) ask any person connected to the proceeding whether that person considers that— (i) the child has been, or is at risk of being, subjected to or exposed to abuse, neglect or family violence; (ii) he or she or any other person connected to the proceeding has been, or is at risk of being subjected to family violence; (d) actively direct, control and manage proceedings; (e) narrow the issues in dispute; (f) determine the order in which the issues are decided; (g) give directions or make orders about the timing of steps that are to be taken in proceedings; (h) in deciding whether a particular step is to be taken, consider whether the likely benefits justify the costs of taking it; (i) make appropriate use of technology, such as videoconferencing; (j) deal with as many aspects of the matter on a single occasion as possible; (k) where possible, deal with the matter without requiring the parties attend Court; (l) do any other thing that the Court thinks fit. (2) In this section— ***family violence*** has the meaning given in the **Family Violence Protection Act 2008**. S. 216 amended by No. 61/2014 s. 68.