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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 307 Court to have regard to certain matters

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 307

Court to have regard to certain matters

    In deciding what order to make on an application under this Division the court must have regard to—

        (a)     whether the chief executive or an interstate officer is in the better position to exercise powers and responsibilities under a child care and protection order relating to the child or young person; and

        (b)     the desirability of a child care and protection order being an order under the child welfare law of the State where the child or young person lives.