Section 17 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Power to require attendance for counselling or mediation

17 Power to require attendance for counselling or mediation (1) Where a person fails to comply with— (a) A request under section 11(1)(b) of this Act to attend before a counsellor; or (b) A request under section 13(2)(b) of this Act to attend a mediation conference—

a District Court Judge may, on the request of a counsellor or Registrar, issue a summons requiring the person to attend before the counsellor or to attend a mediation conference at a time and place to be specified in the summons. (2) Subsections (1) to (3) and (5) of section 20 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 shall apply to a summons under this section as if it were a witness summons issued under that section. Compare: 1968 No 62 s 16(4)