Western Australian Current Acts

FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 66

66 .         Objects of Part — FLA s. 60B

                The objects of this Part are —

            (a)         to ensure that the best interests of children are met, including by ensuring their safety; and

            (b)         to give effect to the Convention on the Rights of the Child done at New York on 20 November 1989 as ratified by Australia at 17 December 1990.

        Note for this section:

                The text of the Convention is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1991 No. 4 ([1991] ATS 4). In 2024, the text of the Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website ( www.austlii.edu.au

).

        [Section 66 inserted: No. 49 of 2024 s. 24.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 13 of 2013 s. 9.]