Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Other Measures) Regulations 2021 (F2021L01204)

Schedule 2   Other consequential amendments

Part 1   General amendments

Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulations 2008

54   After subregulation 28(1)

Insert:

(1A) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(h), a court may take the certificate into account:

(a) when determining whether to make an order under section 13C of the Act referring the parties to family dispute resolution; or

(b) in relation to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) - in taking into account the powers of the Court under Division 4 of Part 6 of Chapter 3 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (dealing with case management) to award costs against a party under section 117 of the Act; or

(c) in relation to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) - in taking into account the powers of the Court under Division 4 of Part 6 of Chapter 4 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (dealing with case management) to award costs against a party under section 117 of the Act; or

(d) in relation to any other court - when determining whether to award costs against a party under section 117 of the Act.