14Additional orders

14 Additional orders

[Section 14 Inserted by No. 42 of 1994, s. 10, Applied:01 Aug 1997]

(1)  In an order made under section 13 , a court may make such other orders as it considers necessary or desirable –

(a) to enable the parentage testing procedure to be carried out; or

(b) to make the parentage testing procedure more effective or reliable.

(2)  An order under subsection (1) may also require a person to –

(a) provide a bodily sample; or

(b) submit to a medical procedure; or

(c) provide information relevant to the person's medical or family history.

(3)  A court may make such orders as it considers just in relation to the costs incurred –

(a) in the carrying out of the parentage testing procedure; or

(b) in the carrying out of any orders made under this section or section 13 ; or

(c) in the preparation of reports in relation to information obtained as a result of carrying out that parentage testing procedure.

(4)  A person over the age of 18 years who fails to comply with an order is not liable to a penalty but the court may draw such inferences as it considers just in the circumstances.