Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Subject to
subsection (2), before transferring or staying proceedings under this Division
a court may adjourn the proceedings and may make such orders pending the
disposal of the proceedings as it considers necessary including orders
directing —
(a) the
parties to attend a conference with a family counsellor or family dispute
resolution practitioner to discuss matters affecting the welfare of any child
affected by the proceedings and to resolve the difference (if any) between the
parties; and
(b) that
a report in accordance with section 73 be obtained from a family consultant;
and
(c) the
payment of child bearing expenses, or, if it is not practicable to so direct,
the payment of such periodic or other sums as the court thinks desirable; and
(d) that
a party attend a conciliation conference with the Principal Registrar, a
registrar or a deputy registrar.
(2) In addition to the
orders referred to in subsection (1), the Magistrates Court, if constituted by
a family law magistrate, may —
(a) make
such interim orders under Part 5A Division 2; or
(b) make
such interim orders, or grant such injunctions, under section 235A,
as it considers
necessary.
[Section 46 amended: No. 25 of 2002 s. 36; No. 59
of 2004 s. 95; No. 35 of 2006 s. 114.]