Civil Legal Aid Act 1995

F48[Guidelines relating to confidentiality of family mediation.

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36B.— (1) The Board shall, with the consent of the Minister, make guidelines with the objective of preventing the disclosure of communications referred to in section 36A.

(2) Guidelines made under subsection (1) shall include provisions relating to—

(a) the utilisation of premises for the purposes of family mediation services other than the premises where the solicitor of the Board is usually located who is acting for a person who has been issued with a legal aid certificate under section 29 and who is a party to a family mediation provided by the Board or a person appointed by it, and

(b) the regular training of staff and officers of the Board and of persons appointed by the Board to provide family mediation services regarding the need to maintain confidentiality of communications made in connection with a family mediation.]

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F48

Inserted (1.11.2011) by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 54(d), S.I. No. 539 of 2011.