Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Family Law Amendment Act 1983 No. 72 of 1983 - SECT 27

27. Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting from sub-section (1) ''or upon the request of a party to
        the proceedings'' and substituting '', upon the request of a party to
        the proceedings or upon the request of a person who is representing
        the child pursuant to an order under section 65'';

   (b)  by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following
        sub-section:

''(4) Where, under sub-section (3), a court counsellor or welfare officer
reports to the court that a party to proceedings has failed to attend a
conference, the court may, of its own motion, upon the request of a party to
the proceedings or upon the request of a person who is representing the child
pursuant to an order under section 65, give such further directions in
relation to the conference as the court considers appropriate.''; and

   (c)  by omitting from sub-section (5) ''Subject to sub-section (4),
        evidence'' and substituting ''Evidence''.