New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) In considering an application for the exercise of its jurisdiction under this Part of this Act, a Court shall determine whether or not the person in respect of whom the application is made is a person in relation to whom it has jurisdiction under this Part in accordance with section 6 of this Act.
(2) If the Court is satisfied that the person in respect of whom the application is made is a person in relation to whom it has jurisdiction under this Part of this Act in accordance with section 6 of this Act, the Court shall determine whether or not it should make an order under section 10 or section 11 or section 12 of this Act, and (if so) what kind of order or orders, having regard to the primary objectives specified in section 8 of this Act.