Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current ActsA family group conference facilitator has the function of facilitating each family group conference to which the facilitator is assigned by the director-general under section 82.
Examples—ways facilitator may facilitate family group conference
1 preparing for a family group conference by—
(a) meeting with proposed participants; and
(b) providing mediation between proposed participants; and
(c) resolving conflict between proposed participants
2 consulting someone with knowledge of a particular culture
3 asking someone to give information or a report to the conference without inviting the person to be a participant
4 inviting someone to attend the conference as a participant, at any time
5 allowing someone to take part in the conference by telephone, video-conference or in another way
6 deciding when and where the family group conference will take place
Note 1 A family group conference facilitator may give the director-general protected information (including sensitive information) about a child or young person if the family group conference facilitator considers that giving the information is in the best interests of the child or young person (see s 853).
Note 2 A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act
, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity ).