Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014:section:6:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 14/86)
Character Range: 90361–93182

powers, responsibilities or authority in relation to the child.

"(2) A parenting order in relation to a child does not take away or diminish any aspect of the parental responsibility of any person for the child except to the extent (if any):

(a) expressly provided for in the order; or

(b) necessary to give effect to the order.

Effect of adoption on parental responsibility

"61E.(1) This section applies if:

(a) a child is adopted; and

   (b) immediately before the adoption, a person had parental responsibility for the child, whether in full or to a limited extent and whether because of section 61C or because of a parenting order.

"(2) The person's parental responsibility for the child ends on the adoption of the child, unless the adoption is by a prescribed adopting parent and leave was not granted under section 60G for the adoption proceedings to be commenced.

'Division 3—Counselling etc.

What this Division does

"62A. This Division deals with:

(a) the counselling of people in relation to matters affecting children; and

(b) the preparation of reports for use in proceedings relating to children who are under 18; and

(c) the provision of documents about counselling and welfare.

Obligations to consider advising people about counselling for Part VII orders

"62B.(1) In this section, counselling for Part VII orders is counselling to assist children and parties to proceedings under this Part to adjust to the consequences of orders under this Part.

"(2) A court exercising jurisdiction in proceedings under this Part must consider whether or not to advise parties to the proceedings about counselling for Part VII orders available through courts exercising jurisdiction under this Part and through approved counselling organisations.

"(3) A legal practitioner acting in proceedings under this Part, or consulted by a person considering commencing such proceedings, must consider whether or not to advise the parties to the proceedings, or the person considering commencing proceedings, about counselling for Part VII orders available through courts exercising jurisdiction under this Part and through approved counselling organisations.

Request for counselling—request made through court

"62C.(1) A party to proceedings under this Part, or a person representing a child under an order made under section 68L, may file in the Family Court or a Family Court of a State a notice stating that he or she wishes to have the assistance of the counselling facilities of that Court.

"(2) On the filing of the notice, the Principal Director of Court Counselling of the Family Court or an appropriate officer of the Family Court of the State, as the case may be, must arrange for parties to the proceedings (with or without the child) to be interviewed by a family and child counsellor or welfare