Section 160 — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021: Officers of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) to advise people about dispute resolution processes
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(1) A designated officer of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) must, as far as practicable, on request by: (a) a party to proceedings in the Court; or (b) a person considering instituting proceedings in the Court; advise the party or person about the dispute resolution processes that could be used to resolve any matter in dispute. (2) For the purposes of this section, a member of the staff of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) is taken to be an officer of the Court. (3) For the purposes of this section, a designated officer of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) is an officer of the Court specified in writing by the Chief Executive Officer for the purposes of this subsection.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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