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#### 60C Outline of Part
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:55.95pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:291.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">OUTLINE OF PART</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Divisions and coverage</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">1—Introductory</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">object of Part and outline of Part</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">best interests of the child: court proceedings</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">best interests of the child: adviser’s obligations</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">interpretation and application of this Part</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">how this Act applies to certain children</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">family dispute resolution</span></li></ul><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>The extension and application of this Part</span><span> </span><span>is also dealt with in Subdivision F of Division</span><span> </span><span>12.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">2—Parental responsibility</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">the concept of parental responsibility</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">3—Reports relating to children under 18</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>preparation of reports for use in proceedings relating to children under 18</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">4—Parenting plans</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">what parenting plans are</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5—Parenting orders—what they are</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">what parenting orders are</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">6—Parenting orders other than child maintenance orders</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">applying for and making parenting orders (other than child maintenance orders) after attending, if necessary, family dispute resolution (see section</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">60I)</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">measures to promote the exercise of parental responsibility</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">obligations under parenting orders, other than child maintenance orders, relating to taking or sending children from Australia</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">7—Child maintenance orders</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">objects and principles relevant to the making of child maintenance orders</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">the relationship between Division</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7 and the </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Child Support</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(Assessment) Act 1989</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">applying for and making child maintenance orders</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">other aspects of courts’ powers in relation to child maintenance orders</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">varying the maintenance of certain children</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">when child maintenance orders stop being in force</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">recovery of amounts paid under maintenance orders</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">8—Other matters relating to children</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">liability of a father to contribute towards child bearing expenses if he is not married to the child’s mother</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">orders for the location and recovery of children</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">reporting of allegations of child abuse and family violence</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">other orders about children</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">9—Injunctions</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">proceedings for injunctions in relation to children</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">10—The representation of the child’s interests</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>the representation of a child’s interests in proceedings by an independent children’s lawyer</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">11—Family violence</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">the relationship between certain parenting orders and family violence orders</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">12—Proceedings and jurisdiction</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">institution of proceedings and procedure</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">jurisdiction of courts</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">presumptions of parentage</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">parentage evidence</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">places and people to which this Part extends and applies</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>13</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">13—State, Territory and overseas orders</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">registration of State and Territory orders dealing with children</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">registration of overseas orders dealing with children</span></li><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">transmission of Australian orders to overseas jurisdictions</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>13A</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">13A—Orders in proceedings relating to contraventions of child</span><span style="font-weight:bold">‑</span><span style="font-weight:bold">related orders</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">orders that the court may make in proceedings where it is alleged that a person has contravened a child</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">related order (including parenting orders)</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>14</span></p></td><td style="width:249.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Division</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">14—Miscellaneous</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:11.75pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">dealing with people who have been arrested and miscellaneous matters relating to children</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>
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