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PARENTAL SUPPORT AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT 2008


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used in this Act
            
   4.      Relationship of this Act to the performance of other functions

   PART 2 -- Objects and principles  

   5.      Objects
            
   6.      Principle that best interests of child paramount
            
   7.      Principle of cooperation between government agencies
            
   8.      Principle of cultural and religious sensitivity
            
   9.      Principle of shared responsibility

   PART 3 -- Information sharing  

   10.     Information sharing

   PART 4 -- Responsible parenting agreements  

   11.     Responsible parenting agreements
            
   12.     No liability for failing to comply with responsible parenting agreements

   PART 5 -- Responsible parenting orders

           Division 1 -- Orders  

   13.     Application for a responsible parenting order
            
   14.     Court may make responsible parenting orders
            
   15.     Court may make interim responsible parenting orders
            
   16.     No order principle
            
   17.     Assistance government agencies will provide
            
   18.     Grounds for making a responsible parenting order
            
   19.     Matters the Court must be satisfied of and take into account before making a responsible parenting order
            
   20.     Duration of responsible parenting orders
            
   21.     Complying with responsible parenting orders

           Division 2 -- Review and appeal  

   22.     Terms used in Division
            
   23.     Variation or revocation of orders
            
   24.     Review by President of certain decisions
            
   25.     Appeals

           Division 3 -- Procedural matters  

   26.     Proceedings for or in respect of an order
            
   27.     Parties to proceedings
            
   28.     General conduct of proceedings for or in respect of an order
            
   29.     Persons other than parties who may be heard
            
   30.     Legal representation of child
            
   31.     Presence of child in Court
            
   32.     Court not bound by rules of evidence
            
   33.     Evidence of children
            
   34.     No awards for costs

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   35.     Authorised officers
            
   36.     Modified operation of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994
            
   37.     Confidentiality of information
            
   38.     Restriction on publication of certain information or material
            
   39.     Evaluation of operations under the Act
            
   40.     Annual review of operations under the Act
            
   41.     Review of Act
            
   42.     Regulations

   PART 7 -- Consequential amendments

           Division 1 -- Amendment of the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988  

   43.     Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 amended
            
   24.     Criminal jurisdiction as regards adults 30

           Division 2 -- Amendment of the Young Offenders Act 1994  

   44.     Young Offenders Act 1994 amended
           Defined terms
           Compilation table


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