Family Court Act 1997
Div 8Other matters relating to children
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Division 8 — Other matters relating to children
- What this Division does — FLA s. 67A 154
Subdivision 2 — Liability of parent not married to child’s mother to contribute towards child bearing expenses
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Father liable to contribute towards maintenance and expenses of mother — FLA s. 67B 154
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Matters to be taken into account in proceedings under Subdivision — FLA s. 67C 155
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Powers of court in proceedings under Subdivision — FLA s. 67D 156
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Urgent orders — FLA s. 67E 157
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Who may institute proceedings — FLA s. 67F 157
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Time limit for institution of proceedings — FLA s. 67G 158
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Orders for, and unspent, child bearing expenses 158
Subdivision 3 — Location and recovery of children
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Meaning of location order and State information order — FLA s. 67J 159
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Who may apply for location order — FLA s. 67K 159
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Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making location order — FLA s. 67L 160
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Provisions about location orders, other than State information orders — FLA s. 67M 160
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Provisions about State information orders — FLA s. 67N 161
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Information provided under location order not to be disclosed except to limited persons — FLA s. 67P 162
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Meaning of recovery order — FLA s. 67Q 163
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How recovery orders authorise or direct people — FLA s. 67R 164
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How recovery orders to stop and search etc. name or describe vehicles, places etc. — FLA s. 67S 165
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Who may apply for recovery order — FLA s. 67T 165
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Court’s power to make recovery order — FLA s. 67U 166
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Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making recovery order — FLA s. 67V 166
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Duration of recovery order — FLA s. 67W 166
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Persons not to prevent or hinder taking of action under recovery order — FLA s. 67X 166
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Obligation to notify persons of child’s return — FLA s. 67Y 167
Subdivision 4 — Allegations of child abuse and family violence