87General

#### 87 General (1) The Rules of Court may make provision for or in relation to: (a) trial management; and (b) the custody of convicted persons; and (c) the prevention or termination of vexatious proceedings; and (d) the summary disposal of proceedings; and (e) authorising the Federal Circuit Court of Australia to refer to an officer of the court, for: (i) investigation; and (ii) report; and (iii) recommendation; claims or applications for, or relating to, any matters before the Federal Circuit Court of Australia; and (f) authorising an officer making an investigation mentioned in paragraph (e) to: (i) take evidence on oath or affirmation; and (ii) receive in evidence a report from a family consultant under section 55A or 62G of the Family Law Act 1975; and (iii) receive in evidence a report from a person who has had dealings with a party to a matter under investigation under section 65F, 65L, 65LA, 70NEB or 70NEG of the Family Law Act 1975; and (fa) enabling the summoning of witnesses before an officer making an investigation mentioned in paragraph (e) for the purposes of giving evidence or producing books or documents; and (g) the procedure of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia on receiving a report of an officer who has made an investigation referred to in paragraph (e); and (h) the appointment, by the Minister, of a guardian ad litem for a party in proceedings; and (i) both: (i) the forfeiture of recognisances; and (ii) the recovery of any money that may be due to the Commonwealth under such recognisances or from any person who has become a surety; and (j) the attachment of money payable by: (i) the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or the Administration of a Territory; or (ii) an authority of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory; (other than money as to which it is provided by any law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory that the money is not liable to attachment); and (k) the death of parties; and (l) the duties of officers of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. (2) The Rules of Court may make provision for or in relation to: (a) attendance at family counselling by parties to proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975; and (b) attendance at family dispute resolution by parties to proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975; and (c) the giving of advice and assistance by family consultants to people involved in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975; and (d) the participation by parties to proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975 in courses, programs and other services that the parties are ordered by the court to participate in; and (e) the use, for the purposes of proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975, by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and officers of the Court in family law and child support proceedings, of reports about the future conduct of the proceedings that have been prepared by persons who dealt with the parties in accordance with Rules of Court made under paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d).