Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2016 - SECT 15

    (1)     In deciding whether to make a family violence order, a court must enquire whether a Family Law Act order applies to—

        (a)     any child of the affected person and respondent; or

        (b)     any other child that is an affected person.

Note 1     A family violence order means a protection order or an after-hours order (see dict).

Note 2     The Family Law Act 1975

(Cwlth), s 68R gives a Territory court, in a proceeding for a family violence order, jurisdiction under certain circumstances to revive, vary, discharge or suspend a Family Law Act order.

    (2)     In this section:

"Family Law Act order"—

        (a)     means a parenting order, recovery order, injunction, undertaking, parenting plan or recognisance mentioned in the Family Law Act 1975

(Cwlth), section 68R; and

        (b)     includes any proceeding for a parenting order, recovery order, injunction, undertaking, parenting plan or recognisance.