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Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
327Decision on application for variation or revocation
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327 Decision on application for variation or revocation
(1) On an application under section 326, the Court may, if satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child to do so—
S. 327(1)(a) amended by No. 61/2014 s. 66(1).
(a) if the application is for a variation of the order, vary any of the conditions included in the order or add or substitute a condition but must not make any change to the parental responsibility for the child; or
(b) if the application is for the revocation of the order, revoke the order in whole or in part.
S. 327(2) inserted by No. 61/2014 s. 66(2).
(2) The limit on contacts that applies to a condition imposed under section 321(1)(d) does not apply to a variation of a contact condition of a permanent care order if the variation is made more than 12 months after the making of the order.
Part 4.11—Appeals and reviews
Division 1—Appeals
S. 328 amended by Nos 68/2009 s. 60, 15/2013 s. 9, 61/2014 s. 74, 3/2016 s. 51, 8/2016 s. 22(3), repealed by No. 44/2019 s. 3.[[2]](#endnote-3)