Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The objects of
this Part are —
(a) to
facilitate access to family counselling —
(i)
to help de facto partners considering ending their de
facto relationship to reconcile; and
(ii)
to help people adjust to the breakdown of a relationship
covered by this Act; and
(iii)
to help people adjust to court orders under this Act;
and
(b) to
encourage people to use dispute resolution mechanisms (other than judicial
ones) to resolve matters in which a court order might otherwise be made under
this Act, provided the mechanisms are appropriate in the circumstances and
proper procedures are followed; and
(c) to
encourage people to use, in appropriate circumstances, arbitration to resolve
matters in which a court order might otherwise be made, and to provide ways of
facilitating that use; and
(d) to
give the court the power to require parties to proceedings under this Act to
make use of court or non-court based family services appropriate to the needs
of the parties.
(2) The object
mentioned in subsection (1)(b) also lies behind the general requirement in
section 66H for family dispute resolution services to be used before an
application for a Part 5 Order is made.
[Section 65I inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115.]
[Heading inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115.]