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25. Amendment of Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989

The Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989 is amended:

(a) in section 5 -

(i) in subsection (1)(b), by the substitution of ", give to the applicant the names and addresses of persons who provide a mediation service and inform the applicant of the matters referred to in sections 10 and 11 of the Mediation Act 2017" for "and give to him the names and addresses of persons and organisations qualified to provide a mediation service",

(ii) in subsection (2), by -

(I) the substitution of "statutory declaration made by the solicitor" for "certificate signed by the solicitor", and

(II) the substitution of "not so declare," for "not so certify,",

and

(iii) by the deletion of subsection (3),

and

(b) in section 6 -

(i) in subsection (1)(b), by the substitution of ", give to the respondent the names and addresses of persons who provide a mediation service and inform the respondent of the matters referred to in sections 10 and 11 of the Mediation Act 2017" for "and give to him the names and addresses of persons and organisations qualified to provide a mediation service",

(ii) in subsection (2), by -

(I) the substitution of "statutory declaration made by the solicitor" for "certificate signed by the solicitor", and