Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 475 FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 4

  4.1   Form 7:
Omit the Declaration by Solicitor, substitute:

"DECLARATION BY SOLICITOR I, (full name) state: 1. I am the solicitor for the
applicant. 2. In compliance with Order 25, rule 3 and Order 25A, rule 21 of
the Family Law Rules, I have given to the applicant documents setting out the
legal and possible social effects of the proceedings and the counselling,
welfare and mediation facilities available.
................................................................
(Signature of solicitor)     ".

  4.2   Form 12:
After the Affidavit, insert:

"DECLARATION BY SOLICITOR I, (full name) state: 1. I am the solicitor for the
applicant. 2. In compliance with Order 25, rule 3 and Order 25A, rule 21 of
the Family Law Rules, I have given to the applicant documents setting out the
legal and possible social effects of the proceedings and the counselling,
welfare and mediation facilities available.
  4.3   Add at the end:

                     "FORM 68                    Order 25A, rule 2

Family Law Act 1975
NOTICE SEEKING MEDIATION

*To the Principal Director of Mediation of the Family Court of Australia,
or

*To the appropriate officer of the Family Court of (name of State) at

*I/We (Set out, in the format shown below, the following particulars of each
person giving notice)
  Surname           (  )

  Given names       (  )

    Address         (  )

( )
( )
       postcode      ( )

  Telephone number   ( )

  Occupation        (  )
give notice that *I/we seek the assistance of the mediation facilities of the

*Family Court of Australia/*Family Court of (name of State). Please invite
(set out, in the format shown below, the following particulars of each person
to be invited)
  Surname          (  )

  Given names      (  )

  Address          (  )

( )
( )
       postcode    ( )

Telephone number ( )
  Occupation      (  )
to attend for the mediation.
............................................................. (Signature(s))

*Omit if not applicable.
Dated                                            19     .
NOTE: Set out the required information within the square brackets, commencing
as near as practicable to the left hand bracket.".