Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A dispute resolution conference is to be attended by the child's parent and the Secretary.
(2) The Court may, in addition, order that any of the following attend—
(a) the child;
(b) a relative or relatives of the child;
(c) in the case of an Aboriginal child, a member of the child's Aboriginal community as agreed to by the child;
(d) if the child's parent is an Aboriginal person, a member of the parent's Aboriginal community as agreed to by the parent;
(e) in the case of a child from an ethnic background, a member of the appropriate ethnic community who is chosen or agreed to by the child or by his or her parent;
(f) if the child has a disability, an advocate for the child;
(g) if the child's parent has a disability, an advocate for the parent;
(h) any other support person for the child requested by the child.
(3) If a parent of the child has a legal representative, the legal representative may attend the dispute resolution conference.
(4) If the child is mature enough to give instructions and has a separate legal representative, the legal representative may attend.
(5) If, in exceptional circumstances, the Court determines that it is in the best interests of a child who, in the opinion of the Court is not mature enough to give instructions, for the child to be legally represented at a dispute resolution conference, the legal representative may attend.
(6) Nothing in section 524 (except sub-sections (10) and (11)) or 525 applies to a dispute resolution conference.