Section 207M — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Court to have regard to certain matters

207M Court to have regard to certain matters In considering an application under section 207K , the Court must have regard to— (a) The principles referred to in sections 5 , 6 , and 13 ; and (b) Whether an interstate officer is in a better position to exercise powers and responsibilities under a protection order relating to the child or young person than the person exercising those powers and responsibilities under the protection order; and (c) The desirability of a protection order being an order under the child welfare law of the place where the child or young person resides. 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).