FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 34C

FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 34C

34C .         Director of Court Counselling may authorise officer or staff member to act as family counsellor or family dispute resolution practitioner — FLA s. 38BD

        (1)         The Director of Court Counselling may authorise an officer of the Court or a staff member to provide family counselling under this Act.

        (2)         The Director of Court Counselling may authorise an officer of the Court or a staff member to provide family dispute resolution under this Act.

        (3)         If an officer of the Court who is a family consultant also becomes a family counsellor, or family dispute resolution practitioner, because of an authorisation under this section —

            (a)         section 62 does not apply to the officer at any time while the officer is acting as a family counsellor or family dispute resolution practitioner; and

            (b)         the officer must not perform the functions of a family consultant in relation to particular proceedings, if the officer has conducted family counselling or family dispute resolution with a person involved in those proceedings.

        [Section 34C inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 112.]