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CurrentObjects of Act
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3 Objects of Act
The objects of this Act are to recognise—
(a)
the importance of international co-operation for the protection of children, and
(b)
the need to avoid conflict between the legal systems of different countries about the jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures for the protection of children, and
(c)
that a child’s best interests are a primary consideration in relation to a measure for protecting the person of the child or a measure for protecting the child’s property.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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