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StatuteFamily Proceedings Act 1980

Section 172 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Dismissal of application in District Court or Family Court no bar to further proceedings

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172 Dismissal of application in District Court or Family Court no bar to further proceedings Neither the dismissal of an application under this Act by a District Court or a Family Court nor the refusal of a District Court or a Family Court to make an order under this Act, shall be a bar to the making of a further application in the same matter and against the same or any other respondent by the same or any other applicant. Compare: 1968 No 62 s 122

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