Section 170 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Calling of mediation conference

170 Calling of mediation conference (1) Where an application is made to the Court for a declaration under section 67 of this Act (other than on the ground specified in section 14(1)(e) of this Act), or for the exercise of the Court's jurisdiction under any other provision of Part 2 or Part 3A of this Act, a Family Court Judge or any of the following persons may ask the Registrar of the Court to arrange for a mediation conference to be convened: (a) The applicant: (b) The child or young person to whom the application relates: (c) Any barrister or solicitor who represents that child or young person: (d) Any other person upon whom the application has been served in accordance with section 152 or section 154 of this Act. (2) On receiving a request under subsection (1) of this section, the Registrar shall— (a) Appoint a time and place for the holding of the mediation conference, being as soon as reasonably practicable after the receipt of the request; and (b) Give notice to each of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) of this section of the time and place of the mediation conference, and request each of those persons to attend the conference. Compare: 1980 No 94 s 13 Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 November 1999, by section 6 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Trans-Tasman Transfer of Protection Orders and Proceedings) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 116) by inserting “ or Part 3A ” .