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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 162

162 .         Orders relating to welfare of children — FLA s. 67ZC

        (1)         In addition to the jurisdiction that a court has under this Act in relation to children, a court also has jurisdiction to make orders relating to the welfare of children.

        (2)         In deciding whether to make an order under subsection (1) in relation to a child, a court must regard the best interests of the child as the paramount consideration.



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