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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 65A

65A .         Consequences of failure to comply with order under section 65 — FLA s. 11G

        (1)         If a person who is ordered to attend an appointment with a family consultant under section 65 fails to comply with —

            (a)         the order made by the court; or

            (b)         any instruction the consultant gives to the person,

                the consultant must report the failure to the court.

        (2A)         If —

            (a)         a person fails to comply with an order under section 65 that he or she arrange for a child to attend an appointment with a family consultant; or

            (b)         a child fails to attend an appointment with a family consultant as arranged in compliance with an order under section 65,

                the consultant must report the failure to the court.

        (2)         On receiving a report under subsection (1) or (2A), the court may make any further orders it considers appropriate.

        (3)         The court may make orders under subsection (2) —

            (a)         on its own initiative; or

            (b)         on the application of —

                  (i)         a party to the proceedings; or

                  (ii)         an independent children’s lawyer representing a child’s interests under an order made under section 164.

        [Section 65A inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115; amended: No. 13 of 2013 s. 24.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115.]



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