The following classes of person are specified for the purposes of section 40(3) of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 (No. 31 of 2004):
(a) family mediators who are -
(i) accredited to the Mediators Institute Ireland,
(ii) nominated by the Family Support Agency, and
(ii) approved by the Minister,
(b) persons engaged in family law research who are -
(i) nominated by a body specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, and
(ii) approved by the Minister.
(c) persons engaged by the Court Service to prepare court reports of proceedings under relevant enactments.