Mediation Bill 2017 – TABLE OF CONTENTS
Amendment of Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996
| 26. | The Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 is amended— | ||
| (a) | in section 6— | ||
| (i) | in subsection (2)(b), by the substitution of “, give to the applicant the names and addresses of persons who provide a mediation service for spouses who have become estranged and inform the applicant of the matters referred to in 30 sections 10 and 11 of the Mediation Act 2017” for “and give to the applicant the names and addresses of persons qualified to provide a mediation service for spouses who have become estranged”, | ||
| (ii) | in subsection (4)(a), by the substitution of “statutory declaration made by the solicitor” for “certificate signed by the solicitor”, | ||
| (iii) | in subsection (4)(b), by the substitution of “statutory declaration” for “certificate”, and | ||
| (iv) | by the deletion of subsection (5), | ||
| (b) | in section 7— | ||
| (i) | (i) in subsection (2)(b), by the substitution of “, give to the respondent the names and addresses of persons who provide a mediation service for spouses who have become estranged and inform the respondent of the matters referred to in sections 10 and 11 of the Mediation Act 2017” for “and give to the respondent the names and addresses of persons qualified to provide a mediation service for spouses who have become estranged”, | ||
| (ii) | in subsection (4)(a), by the substitution of “statutory declaration made by the solicitor” for “certificate signed by the solicitor”, | ||
| (iii) | in subsection (4)(b), by the substitution of “statutory declaration” for “certificate”, and | ||
| (iv) | by the deletion of subsection (5), and | ||
| (c) | in section 43, by the deletion of “mediation services or”. | ||
  |
|||
