Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 60CI

  (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 an information sharing agency; or

  (ii)   an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however described) by an information sharing 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 an information sharing agency; or

  (ii)   an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however described) by an information sharing 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.