Western Australian Consolidated Acts

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  
           Compilation table