Section 10T — Family Law Act 1975: Definition of family safety risk screening process

(1) A family safety risk screening process is a process carried out, or attempted to be carried out, by a family safety risk screening person: (a) in connection with proceedings under this Act; and (b) in relation to a party to those proceedings; for the purpose, or for purposes that include the purpose, of identifying one or more of the following: (c) any persons who are at risk of being subjected to family violence; (d) any children who are at risk of being subjected to, or exposed to, abuse, neglect or family violence; (e) any risks to the safety of persons; in order to determine the urgency and priority of the proceedings and assist in case management. Process must involve use of risk screening tool (2) The process carried out, or attempted to be carried out, must involve the use of a risk screening tool determined under subsection (3). (3) The Chief Executive Officer may, by notifiable instrument, determine a risk screening tool for the purposes of subsection (2). Process may also involve risk assessment (4) Without limiting subsection (1), the process referred to in that subsection may also involve a risk assessment conducted by a family counsellor in connection with this Part.