(1) The Director of
Court Counselling may authorise an officer of the Court or a staff member to
provide family counselling under this Act.
(2) The Director of
Court Counselling may authorise an officer of the Court or a staff member to
provide family dispute resolution under this Act.
(3) If an officer of
the Court who is a family consultant also becomes a family counsellor, or
family dispute resolution practitioner, because of an authorisation under this
section —
(a)
section 62 does not apply to the officer at any time while the officer is
acting as a family counsellor or family dispute resolution practitioner; and
(b) the
officer must not perform the functions of a family consultant in relation to
particular proceedings, if the officer has conducted family counselling or
family dispute resolution with a person involved in those proceedings.
[Section 34C inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 112.]