Childrens Court Rules 2016
sec.14ADocuments to be filed if acknowledgement of sex proceeding started
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sec.14A Documents to be filed if acknowledgement of sex proceeding started
This rule applies if an acknowledgement of sex proceeding is started. Each of the following documents must be filed with the originating application for the acknowledgement of sex proceeding— the birth certificate for the child the subject of the application; if the child or a member of the child’s family is named in a domestic violence order or police protection direction—a copy of the domestic violence order or police protection direction; any other document relevant to the proceeding. an order of a court, or an agreement registered or approved, under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) relating to the child a relevant child protection order for the child In this rule— domestic violence order means— a domestic violence order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 ; or an interstate order, or a registered New Zealand order, under part 6 of that Act. police protection direction means a police protection direction under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 . r 14A ins 2024 SL No. 76 s 15 amd 2025 SL No. 129 s 10 (sec.14A-ssec.1) This rule applies if an acknowledgement of sex proceeding is started. (sec.14A-ssec.2) Each of the following documents must be filed with the originating application for the acknowledgement of sex proceeding— the birth certificate for the child the subject of the application; if the child or a member of the child’s family is named in a domestic violence order or police protection direction—a copy of the domestic violence order or police protection direction; any other document relevant to the proceeding. an order of a court, or an agreement registered or approved, under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) relating to the child a relevant child protection order for the child (sec.14A-ssec.3) In this rule— domestic violence order means— a domestic violence order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 ; or an interstate order, or a registered New Zealand order, under part 6 of that Act. police protection direction means a police protection direction under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 .
- (a) the birth certificate for the child the subject of the application;
- (b) if the child or a member of the child’s family is named in a domestic violence order or police protection direction—a copy of the domestic violence order or police protection direction;
- (c) any other document relevant to the proceeding. Examples of documents relevant to the proceeding— • an order of a court, or an agreement registered or approved, under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) relating to the child • a relevant child protection order for the child
- • an order of a court, or an agreement registered or approved, under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) relating to the child