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Family Court Act 1997
Part 4AFamily consultants
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Part 4A — Family consultants
Division 1 — About family consultants
60. Functions of family consultants — FLA s. 11A 63
61. Term used: family consultant — FLA s. 11B 63
62. Admissibility of communications with family consultants and referrals from family consultants — FLA s. 11C 64
63. Immunity of family consultants — FLA s. 11D 65
Division 2 — Courts’ use of family consultants
64. Courts to consider seeking advice from family consultants — FLA s. 11E 65
65. Court may order parties to attend, or arrange for child to attend, appointments with family consultant — FLA s. 11F 66
65A. Consequences of failure to comply with order under section 65 — FLA s. 11G 67
Part 4AA — Family report writers
65AA. Family report writers — FLA s. 11H 68
65AB. Designated family reports — FLA s. 11J 68
65AC. Regulations prescribing standards and requirements for family report writers — FLA s. 11K 69
65AD. Disclosure by court to regulator — FLA s. 11L 71
65AE. Immunity of regulator — FLA s. 11M 71