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Family Proceedings Act 1980

Miscellaneous provisions

193: Transitional provision for counselling or mediation arranged before commencement of Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013

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If you had counselling or mediation arranged before the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 started, you can still have it. You can start or finish the counselling or mediation after the Act started, as if the Act had not come into force. However, you cannot start or continue the counselling or mediation four months after the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 commenced.

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Part 11Miscellaneous provisions

193Transitional provision for counselling or mediation arranged before commencement of Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013

  1. If any counselling or mediation has been arranged under Part 2 before the date of commencement of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013, but that counselling or mediation has not been commenced or completed by that date,—

  2. the counselling or mediation may be commenced or completed on or after the date of commencement of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 as if the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 had not come into force; but
    1. the counselling or mediation may not be commenced or continued 4 months after the date of commencement of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013.

      Notes
      • Section 193: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 (2013 No 80).