Section 121 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Court may make orders for access and exercise of other rights by parents and other persons
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121 Court may make orders for access and exercise of other rights by parents and other persons (1) Where an application is made to the Court under section 44 of this Act in respect of any child or young person, the Court may make an order granting access to that child or young person to the applicant. (2) Where the Court— (a) Makes an order under section 78 of this Act relating to the custody of a child or young person pending the determination of any proceedings; or (b) Makes a custody order or an interim custody order under section 101 of this Act in relation to a child or young person; or (c) Makes an order under section 110 of this Act appointing the chief executive or any other person the sole guardian of a child or young person,—
it may, on making the order, or at any time after making the order, on application made by any parent of the child or young person or any other person, make an order— (d) Granting access to that child or young person to that parent or other person: (e) Conferring on that parent or other person such rights in relation to the child or young person as it thinks fit. (3) Any order made under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section may be made on such terms and conditions as the Court thinks fit. Subsection (2)(a) was amended, as from 8 January 1995, by section 14 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121) by substituting “ any proceedings ” for “ an application ” . Subsection (2)(c) was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .
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