Section 60C — Family Law Act 1975: Outline of Part

An outline of this Part is set out below. OUTLINE OF PART Item Divisions and coverage 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 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 what parenting plans are 5 Division 5—Parenting orders—what they are what parenting orders are 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 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 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 9 Division 9—Injunctions proceedings for injunctions in relation to children 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 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 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 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) 14 Division 14—Miscellaneous dealing with people who have been arrested and miscellaneous matters relating to children