1 | Division 1—Introductory - object of Part and outline of Part
- best interests of the child: court proceedings
- best interests of the child: adviser’s obligations
- interpretation and application of this Part
- how this Act applies to certain children
- family dispute resolution
Note: The extension and application of this Part is also dealt with in Subdivision F of Division 12. |
2 | Division 2—Parental responsibility - the concept of parental responsibility
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3 | Division 3—Reports relating to children under 18 preparation of reports for use in proceedings relating to children under 18 |
4 | Division 4—Parenting plans |
5 | Division 5—Parenting orders—what they are - what parenting orders are
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6 | Division 6—Parenting orders other than child maintenance orders - applying for and making parenting orders (other than child maintenance orders) after attending, if necessary, family dispute resolution (see section 60I)
- measures to promote the exercise of parental responsibility
- obligations under parenting orders, other than child maintenance orders, relating to taking or sending children from Australia
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7 | Division 7—Child maintenance orders - objects and principles relevant to the making of child maintenance orders
- the relationship between Division 7 and the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
- applying for and making child maintenance orders
- other aspects of courts’ powers in relation to child maintenance orders
- varying the maintenance of certain children
- when child maintenance orders stop being in force
- recovery of amounts paid under maintenance orders
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8 | Division 8—Other matters relating to children - liability of a father to contribute towards child bearing expenses if he is not married to the child’s mother
- orders for the location and recovery of children
- reporting of allegations of child abuse and family violence
- other orders about children
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9 | Division 9—Injunctions - proceedings for injunctions in relation to children
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10 | Division 10—The representation of the child’s interests the representation of a child’s interests in proceedings by an independent children’s lawyer |
11 | Division 11—Family violence - the relationship between certain parenting orders and family violence orders
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12 | Division 12—Proceedings and jurisdiction - institution of proceedings and procedure
- jurisdiction of courts
- presumptions of parentage
- parentage evidence
- places and people to which this Part extends and applies
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13 | Division 13—State, Territory and overseas orders - registration of State and Territory orders dealing with children
- registration of overseas orders dealing with children
- transmission of Australian orders to overseas jurisdictions
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13A | Division 13A—Orders in proceedings relating to contraventions of child‑related orders - orders that the court may make in proceedings where it is alleged that a person has contravened a child‑related order (including parenting orders)
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14 | Division 14—Miscellaneous - dealing with people who have been arrested and miscellaneous matters relating to children
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