Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 (NO 96 OF 2005) - SECT 226

    (1)     Evidence of anything said or done or admissions made at a dispute resolution conference is only admissible in a proceeding before a court if the court grants leave or all the parties to the dispute resolution conference consent.

    (2)     A court may only grant leave under sub-section (1) if satisfied that it is necessary to do so to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the child.

    (3)     Subject to sub-section (4), a person who attends a dispute resolution conference must not disclose any statement made at, or information provided to, the conference without the leave of the Court or the consent of all the parties to the dispute resolution conference.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

    (4)     Nothing in sub-section (3) prevents—

        (a)     the convenor making a record of the proceedings at the dispute resolution conference;

        (b)     discussions taking place between a person who attended the conference and his or her legal representative;

        (c)     discussions taking place between the legal representatives of persons who attended the conference;

        (d)     discussions taking place between protective interveners about the conference.