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Section 159 — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021: Duty of legal practitioners to consider whether to advise people to use dispute resolution processes
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A legal practitioner acting in proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), or consulted by a person considering instituting such proceedings, must consider whether or not to advise: (a) the parties to the proceedings; or (b) the person considering instituting proceedings; about the dispute resolution processes that could be used to resolve any matter in dispute.
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