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1984 No. 425 FAMILY LAW RULES - ORDER 25 RULE 5

Reports of court counsellors
5. (1) The court or a Registrar of a Family Court may order, in proceedings,
the preparation by a court counsellor or welfare officer of a report in
accordance with section 62A or sub-section 63 (2) of the Act.

(2) Where a report has been obtained under sub-rule (1), the court may-

   (a)  furnish copies of the report to the parties or their legal
        practitioners, or to a legal practitioner separately representing a
        child under section 65 of the Act;

   (b)  receive the report in evidence;

   (c)  permit oral examination of the person making the report; and

   (d)  give such directions as to the future disposition of the report and
        any copies of the report as it thinks fit. 


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