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

207S Court to have regard to certain matters In considering an application under section 207Q , the Court must have regard to— (a) Whether any other proceedings relating to the child or young person are pending, or have previously been heard and determined, under the child welfare law in the participating State; and (b) The place or places where any of the matters giving rise to the proceedings in the Court occurred; and (c) The place of residence, or likely place of residence, of the child or young person, his or her parents, and of any other people who are significant to the child or young person; and (d) The principles referred to in sections 5 , 6 , and 13 ; and (e) Whether the chief executive or an interstate officer is in the better position to exercise powers and responsibilities under a protection order relating to the child or young person; and (f) 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).