Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts If, at commencement, a
notice filed under section 52 of the Family Court Act 1997 has not
been acted on, an appropriate officer of the court in which the notice is
filed must arrange for the parties to the proceedings to which the notice
relates (and the child and any other persons the officer thinks appropriate)
to be interviewed by a family counsellor to assess whether counselling is
appropriate in all the circumstances, and, if it is —
(a) to
discuss the care, welfare and development of the child; and
(b) if
there are differences between the parties in relation to matters affecting the
care, welfare and development of the child, to try to resolve those
differences.