FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 No. 53 of 1975 - SECT 18 Admissions made to marriage counsellors, &c.

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 No. 53 of 1975 - SECT 18

18. (1) This section applies to-

   (a)  a marriage counsellor;

   (b)  a person nominated, or acting on behalf of an organization nominated,
        in accordance with sub-paragraph 14 (2) (c) (ii); or

   (c)  a person to whom a party to a marriage has been referred by a marriage
        counsellor, or by a person referred to in paragraph (b), for medical
        or other professional consultation.

(2) Evidence of anything said or of any admission made at a conference with a
person to whom this section applies acting in the capacity referred to in
sub-section(1) is not admissible in any court (whether exercising federal
jurisdiction or not) or in proceedings before a person authorized by a law of
Australia or of a State or Territory, or by consent of parties, to hear
evidence.