Jurisdiction of Children's Court to deal with related applications
147 Jurisdiction of Children's Court to deal with related applications
This section applies if—
the Children's Court has jurisdiction to deal with an application under this Act because either the affected family member, the protected person or the respondent is a child at the time the application is made; and
the application has been made or transferred to the Children's Court; and
an affected family member, protected person or the respondent for a related application or a related order is an adult.
The Children's Court also has jurisdiction under this Act in relation to the related application or related order.
In this section—
related application means an application for an order on the grounds of the same or similar circumstances, and includes an application to vary, revoke or extend an order;
related order means an order made on the grounds of the same or similar circumstances.
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