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### 14 Additional orders
> [*\[Section 14 Inserted by No. 42 of 1994, s. 10, Applied:01 Aug 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-08-01/act-1994-042#GS10@EN)
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> > (1) In an order made under [section 13](#GS13@EN) , a court may make such other orders as it considers necessary or desirable –
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> > > > (a) to enable the parentage testing procedure to be carried out; or
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> > > > (b) to make the parentage testing procedure more effective or reliable.
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> > (2) An order under [subsection (1)](#GS14@Gs1@EN) may also require a person to –
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> > > > (a) provide a bodily sample; or
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> > > > (b) submit to a medical procedure; or
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> > > > (c) provide information relevant to the person's medical or family history.
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> > (3) A court may make such orders as it considers just in relation to the costs incurred –
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> > > > (a) in the carrying out of the parentage testing procedure; or
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> > > > (b) in the carrying out of any orders made under this section or [section 13](#GS13@EN) ; or
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> > > > (c) in the preparation of reports in relation to information obtained as a result of carrying out that parentage testing procedure.
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> > (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.