Certifying mediation: A study of section 60I certificates

Bruce Smyth, Wendy Bonython, Bryan Rodgers, Elizabeth Keogh, Richard Chisholm, Ross Butler, Robyn Parker, Matt Stubbs, Jeromey Temple, Maria Vnuk

Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

Abstract

This study was designed to explore elements of the operation of the certificate-issuing process created by s. 60I of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth). Specifically, it sought to explore: the number and categories of certificates issued, and the characteristics of clients who do and do not receive them the factors and circumstances influencing the decision of Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners to issue different categories of s. 60I certificates clients understanding of the purpose of the certificate, and the various dispute resolution pathways (if any) used by families after receiving a s. 60I certificate.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationCanberra, Australia.
Commissioning bodyInterrelate
Number of pages20
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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