Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 65A

  (1)   This Division deals with:

  (a)   applying for and making parenting orders, other than child maintenance orders (Subdivision B); and

  (b)   the general obligations created by parenting orders, other than child maintenance orders (Subdivision C); and

  (c)   dealing with people who have been arrested (Subdivision D); and

  (d)   the obligations under parenting orders, other than child maintenance orders, relating to taking or sending children from Australia (Subdivision E).

Note:   Paragraph   (a)--section   60I provides that people with disputes about matters that may be dealt with in a Part   VII order (which includes a parenting order) should generally make use of family dispute resolution before applying for the order.

  (2)   Measures designed to improve communication between separated parents and to educate parents about their respective responsibilities in relation to their children are contained in this Division (see section   65DA).

Note:   Division   13A provides for the compliance regime for dealing with contraventions, and alleged contraventions, of parenting orders.