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In forceAmended2020 Revised Edition

11. Matters to be considered

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Last amended by an amending law of 2023.

The court, in exercising the powers conferred by this Act, must have regard primarily to the welfare of the infant, and must consider —

(a)

where the infant has a parent or parents — the wishes of the parent or both of them, as the case may be; and

(b)

where the infant is of an age to express an independent opinion — the wishes of the infant.

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