Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 11G

  (1)   If a person who is ordered to attend an appointment with a family consultant under section   11F fails to comply with:

  (a)   the order made by the court; or

  (b)   any instruction the consultant gives to the person;

the consultant must report the failure to the court.

  (1A)   If:

  (a)   a person fails to comply with an order under section   11F that he or she arrange for a child to attend an appointment with a family consultant; or

  (b)   a child fails to attend an appointment with a family consultant as arranged in compliance with an order under section   11F;

the consultant must report the failure to the court.

  (2)   On receiving a report under subsection   (1) or (1A), the court may make any further orders it considers appropriate.

  (3)   The court may make orders under subsection   (2):

  (a)   on its own initiative; or

  (b)   on the application of:

  (i)   a party to the proceedings; or

  (ii)   a lawyer independently representing a child's interests under an order made under section   68L.