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s 67ZC

Orders relating to welfare of children

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Volume 1s 1-90
Part VIIChildren
Division 8Other matters relating to children
Subdivision EOther orders about children

67ZC Orders relating to welfare of children

(1)

In addition to the jurisdiction that a court has under this Part in relation to children, the court also has jurisdiction to make orders relating to the welfare of children.

Note:

Division 4 of Part XIIIAA (International protection of children) may affect the jurisdiction of a court to make an order relating to the welfare of a child.

(2)

In deciding whether to make an order under subsection (1) in relation to a child, a court must regard the best interests of the child as the paramount consideration.

Note:

Sections 60CB to 60CG deal with how a court determines a child’s best interests.

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