Section 207A — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Purpose of Part

207A Purpose of Part The purpose of this Part is to provide for the transfer of protection orders and protection proceedings from New Zealand to a State or Territory of Australia, and from a State or Territory of Australia to New Zealand, so that— (a) Children or young persons who are the subject of protection orders can continue to receive care or protection even though they move to or from New Zealand; and (b) Protection proceedings can be determined speedily even though the children or young persons who are the subject of the proceedings move to or from New Zealand. Part 3A, comprising sections 207A to 207ZO, was inserted, as from 1 November 1999, by section 3 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Trans-Tasman Transfer of Protection Orders and Proceedings) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 116).