When a parenting order is made, each person affected by the order must do everything that the parenting order says as well as take all reasonable steps to ensure that the order is put into effect. Parents also have an obligation to positively encourage their children to comply with the orders. For example, if an order is made for your child to spend time with the other parent, you have to make sure your child is available to spend time with the other parent and you have to positively encourage the child to go.

• intentionally fails to comply with the order, or
• makes no reasonable attempt to comply with the order, or
• intentionally prevents compliance with the order by a person who is bound by it, or
• aids or abets a contravention of the order by a person who is bound by it.

• the person did not understand their obligations under the orders, or
• the person reasonably believed that the actions constituting the contravention were necessary to protect the health and safety of a person, including the person who contravened the order or the child, and
• that the time of the contravention was not longer than was necessary to protect the health and safety of the person who contravened the order or the child.

• the contravention alleged was not proved, or
• the contravention was proved but there was a reasonable excuse, or
• there was a less serious contravention without a reasonable excuse, or
• there was a more serious contravention without a reasonable excuse.

• the making of an order for the person to attend at a post separation parenting program
• compensation for time lost with a child as a result of the contravention
• requiring the person to enter into a bond
• ordering the person to pay all or some of the legal costs of the other parties
• ordering that the person pay compensation for reasonable expenses lost as a result of the contravention
• requiring the person to participate in community service
• ordering that a fine be paid
• ordering imprisonment.