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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 71A

FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 71A

71A .         Application to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children — FLA s. 61F

                In —

            (a)         applying this Part to the circumstances of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child; or

            (b)         identifying a person or persons who have exercised, or who may exercise, parental responsibility for such a child,

                the court must have regard to any kinship obligations, and child-rearing practices, of the child’s Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander culture.

        [Section 71A inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 85.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 116.]