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Family Court Act 1997
Subdiv 3Family dispute resolution
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Subdivision 3 — Family dispute resolution
66H. Attending family dispute resolution before applying for Part 5 Order — FLA s. 60I 91
66I. Family dispute resolution not attended because of child abuse or family violence — FLA s. 60J 95
Division 2 — Parental responsibility
67. What this Division does — FLA s. 61A 96
68. Term used: parental responsibility — FLA s. 61B 97
69. Each parent has parental responsibility (subject to court orders) — FLA s. 61C 97
69A. Consultation between parents on major long‑term issues — FLA s. 61CA 97
70. Parenting orders and parental responsibility — FLA s. 61D 98
70A. Effect of parenting order that provides for joint decision‑making about major long‑term issues — FLA s. 61DAA 98
70B. No need to consult on issues that are not major long‑term issues — FLA s. 61DAB 99
71. Appointment and responsibilities of guardian 99
71A. Application to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children — FLA s. 61F 100
Division 3 — Reports relating to children under 18
72. Court’s obligation to inform people to whom orders under this Part apply about family counselling, family dispute resolution and other family services — FLA s. 62B 101
73. Reports by family consultants — FLA s. 62G 101
Division 4 — Parenting plans
74. What this Division does — FLA s. 63A 102
75. Parents encouraged to reach agreement — FLA s. 63B 103
76. Meaning of *parenting plan* and related terms — FLA s. 63C 103
77. Parenting plans may include child support provisions —FLA s. 63CAA 105
78. Parenting plan may be varied or revoked by further written agreement — FLA s. 63D 105
78A. Obligations of advisers — FLA s. 63DA 106
78B. Registered parenting plans — FLA s. 63DB 107
79. Registration of revocation of registered parenting plan — FLA s. 63E 108
80. Child welfare provisions of registered parenting plans — FLA s. 63F 109
81. Child maintenance provisions of registered parenting plans — FLA s. 63G 109
82. Court’s powers to set aside, discharge, vary, suspend or revive registered parenting plans — FLA s. 63H 110