Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 (46 of 2006)

Schedule 4   Changes to dispute resolution

Part 3   Changes to dispute resolution

Federal Magistrates Act 1999

108   Subsection 87(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The Rules of Court may make provision for or in relation to:

(a) attendance at family counselling by parties to proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975; and

(b) attendance at family dispute resolution by parties to proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975; and

(c) the giving of advice and assistance by family consultants to people involved in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975; and

(d) the participation by parties to proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975 in courses, programs and other services that the parties are ordered by the court to participate in; and

(e) the use, for the purposes of proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975, by the Federal Magistrates Court and officers of the Court in family law and child support proceedings, of reports about the future conduct of the proceedings that have been prepared by persons who dealt with the parties in accordance with Rules of Court made under paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d).