Family Court Act 1997
9The *Family Legislation Amendment Act 2006* Pt. 3 Div. 4 Subdiv. 2 reads as follows:
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9 The Family Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 3 Div. 4 Subdiv. 2 reads as follows:
Subdivision 2 — Transitional provisions
- Interpretation
commencement means the day on which this Division comes into operation.
- Arbitration awards registered under section 60A or 60B are taken to be registered under section 65P
If —
(a) at any time before commencement, an award in an arbitration had been registered under section 60A or 60B of the Family Court Act 1997; and
(b) the award is still registered immediately before commencement,
the registration of the award continues to have effect after commencement as if it had been done under section 65P of that Act.
- Powers under Part 4C Division 4 of the Family Court Act 1997 may be exercised in relation to section 60A arbitration and private arbitration
For the purposes of sections 65O, 65P, 65Q and 65R —
(a) a reference to section 65M arbitration includes a reference to section 60A arbitration (within the meaning of the Family Court Act 1997 as in force immediately before commencement); and
(b) a reference to relevant property or financial arbitration includes a reference to private arbitration of a dispute (within the meaning of the Family Court Act 1997 as in force immediately before commencement).
- Request for counselling under section 52
If, at commencement, a notice filed under section 52 of the Family Court Act 1997 has not been acted on, an appropriate officer of the court in which the notice is filed must arrange for the parties to the proceedings to which the notice relates (and the child and any other persons the officer thinks appropriate) to be interviewed by a family counsellor to assess whether counselling is appropriate in all the circumstances, and, if it is —
(a) to discuss the care, welfare and development of the child; and
(b) if there are differences between the parties in relation to matters affecting the care, welfare and development of the child, to try to resolve those differences.
- Orders under section 72(2)
If, at commencement, an order under section 72(2) of the Family Court Act 1997 has not yet been complied with, the order is taken to have been complied with if the parties to which the order relate attend a conference with a family counsellor (within the meaning of the Family Court Act 1997 as amended by this Division).