Section 158 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Applications may be heard together

158 Applications may be heard together The Court may hear and determine an application for a declaration under section 67 of this Act or an application under section 125 of this Act (which relates to the variation, suspension, and discharge of orders made under Part 2 of this Act) or an application under Part 3A of this Act in conjunction with any application under the Adoption Act 1955 or the Care of Children Act 2004 or the Family Proceedings Act 1980 or the Domestic Violence Act 1995 in any case where all the applications relate to the same child or young person (whether or not any or all of those applications also relate to any other person). Compare: 1980 No 94 s 160(2) Section 158 was amended, as from 1 July 1996, by section 131 Domestic Violence Act 1995 (1995 No 86) by substituting “ Domestic Violence Act 1995 ” for “ Domestic Protection Act 1982 ” . Section 158 was further amended, as from 1 November 1999, by section 6 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Trans-Tasman Transfer of Protection Orders and Proceedings) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 116) by inserting “ or an application under Part 3A of this Act ” . Section 158 was amended, as from 1 July 2005, by section 151 Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90) by substituting “ Care of Children Act 2004 ” for “ Guardianship Act 1968 ” .