Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulations 2008

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This item is authorised by the following title:

Family Law Act 1975

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F2009C00158

01 March 2009 - 31 August 2021

Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Family dispute resolution practitioners (Act s 10G)
5 Criteria for accreditation relating to qualifications and competencies
6 Other criterion for accreditation
7 Certified postgraduate awards
8 Certified postgraduate units equivalent to those of the specified or compulsory units of competency of the Vocational Graduate Diploma
9 Application for accreditation
10 Information to be included in application
11 Determination on application
12 Conditions of accreditation
13 Notification of information
14 Education, training and professional development
15 Professional standards
16 Secretary may impose conditions
17 Grounds for suspension or cancellation of accreditation generally
18 Grounds for immediate cancellation of accreditation
19 Notice to show cause
20 Notice of suspension
21 Notice of cancellation
22 Automatic suspension and cancellation
23 Offences
24 Review by AAT
25 Family dispute resolution practitioners — assessment of family dispute resolution suitability
26 Family dispute resolution practitioner certificates
27 Certificate by family dispute resolution practitioner (Act s 60I (8))
28 Information to be given to parties before family dispute resolution
29 Obligations of family dispute resolution practitioner — general
30 Obligations of family dispute resolution practitioner — avoidance of conflicts of interests
31 Transitional arrangements concerning the operation of the Family Law Regulations 1984
- Schedule 1 Certificate by family dispute resolution practitioner
  - Notes to the STYLEREF Title Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulations 2008

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Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulations 2008

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