Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a child does not spend time with a person as required by a child - related order as a result of the alleged contravention mentioned in subsection 70NBA(1), then, in lieu of that time, the court may make a parenting order (a make - up time parenting order ) that the child spend time with the person.
Note 1: Parenting orders are made under Division 6.
Note 2: The court may also make an order requiring the respondent to compensate another person for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of a child not spending time with that other person: see paragraph 70NBF(1)(c).
(2) The court may make a make - up time parenting order at any stage of the proceedings.
(3) To avoid doubt, the amount of time specified in the make - up time parenting order may be different from the amount of time that the child missed with the person as a result of the alleged contravention.