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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 62

62 .         Admissibility of communications with family consultants and referrals from family consultants — FLA s. 11C

        (1)         Evidence of anything said, or any admission made, by or in the company of —

            (a)         a family consultant performing the functions of a family consultant; or

            (b)         a person (the professional ) to whom a family consultant refers a person for medical or other professional consultation, while the professional is carrying out professional services for the person,

                is admissible in proceedings under this Act.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply to a thing said or an admission made by a person who, at the time of saying the thing or making the admission, had not been informed of the effect of subsection (1).

        (3)         Despite subsection (2), a thing said or admission made is admissible even if the person who said the thing or made the admission had not been informed of the effect of subsection (1), if —

            (a)         it is an admission by an adult that indicates that a child who has not attained the age of 18 years has been abused or is at risk of abuse; or

            (b)         it is a disclosure by a child who has not attained the age of 18 years that indicates that the child has been abused or is at risk of abuse,

                unless, in the opinion of the court, there is sufficient evidence of the admission or disclosure available to the court from other sources.

        [Section 62 inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115.]

[ 62A.         Deleted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115.]



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