Section 10PA — Family Law Act 1975: Admissibility of communications in post-separation parenting programs

(1) Evidence of anything said, or of any admission made, by a person attending a post-separation parenting program is not admissible: (a) in any court (whether exercising federal jurisdiction or not); or (b) in any proceedings before a person authorised by a law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory, or by the consent of the parties, to hear evidence. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following: (a) an admission by an adult that indicates that a child under 18 has been abused or is at risk of abuse; (b) a disclosure by a child under 18 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. Note: A court may make an order directing a person to attend a post-separation parenting program under subsection 65LA(1) or 70NBD(1).