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1996 No. 60 FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) - REG 29

29. Order 23A, new rule 3
29.1 Add at the end: Informing court of family violence order

"3. (1) For the purposes of subsection 68J (2) of the Act, a person who:

   (a)  is not a party to proceedings; and

   (b)  is aware that a family violence order applies to a child, or a member
        of the child's family; and

   (c)  wishes to inform the court of that order; must do so by giving the
        information, in writing, to the Registrar of the filing registry.

"(2) If the person giving the information knows:

   (a)  the date on which the family violence order was made; or

   (b)  the place at which the order was made; or

   (c)  the court that made the order; the person must include those details,
        in writing, in the information given to the Registrar.

"(3) If possible, the person must give the Registrar a copy of the family
violence order.

"(4) If the Registrar receives information about a family violence order, the
Registrar:

   (a)  must provide a copy of the information to each party to the
        proceedings who has an address for service; and

   (b)  must place the information on the court file; and

   (c)  may direct a party to the proceedings (including a child's
        representative) to:

        (i)    obtain and file a copy of the relevant family violence order;
               and

        (ii)   serve the copy on each other party to the proceedings who has
               an address for service.

"(5) The Registrar must present the information and any copy of the family
violence order to the court, or a Registrar, at the next hearing in the
proceedings that concerns the care, welfare and development of the child
affected by the order.". 


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