Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1994 (NO. 28 OF 1994) - SECT 7

7. Where proceedings under this Act have been instituted, it is the duty of the court and each legal practitioner representing a party to the proceedings, as far as practicable—

        (a)     to allow the parties to settle the matters in dispute; and

        (b)     to encourage the parties to seek the assistance of the mediation and arbitration facilities referred to in section 6.