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FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 60CI

Informing court of notifications to, and investigations by, prescribed State or Territory agencies

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a party to the proceedings is aware that the child, or another child who is a member of the child's family, is or has been the subject of:

  (i)   a notification or report (however described) to a prescribed State or Territory agency; or

  (ii)   an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however described) by a prescribed State or Territory agency; and

  (b)   the notification, report, investigation, inquiry or assessment relates to abuse, or an allegation, suspicion or risk of abuse;

that party must inform the court of the matter.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person who is not a party to the proceedings is aware that the child, or another child who is a member of the child's family, is or has been the subject of:

  (i)   a notification or report (however described) to a prescribed State or Territory agency; or

  (ii)   an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however described) by a prescribed State or Territory agency; and

  (b)   the notification, report, investigation, inquiry or assessment relates to abuse, or an allegation, suspicion or risk of abuse;

that person may inform the court of the matter.

  (3)   Failure to inform the court of the matter does not affect the validity of any order made by the court.

  (4)   In this section:

"prescribed State or Territory agency" means an agency that is a prescribed State or Territory agency for the purpose of section   69ZW.


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