Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (REGISTRATION AND COLLECTION) ACT 1988 - SECT 111CA

             (1)  A court having jurisdiction under this Act may, at any stage of a proceeding instituted in the court under this Act, if it is satisfied that the proceeding is frivolous or vexatious, do one or more of the following:

                     (a)  dismiss the proceeding;

                     (b)  make such order as to costs as the court considers just;

                     (c)  if the court considers it appropriate, on the application of a party to the proceeding--order that the person who instituted the proceeding must not, without leave of a court having jurisdiction under this Act, institute a proceeding under this Act or the Assessment Act of the kind or kinds specified in the order.

             (2)  An order made by a court under paragraph (1)(c) has effect notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the Assessment Act.

             (3)  A court may discharge or vary an order made by that court under subsection (1).