Family Law Act 1975

The regulations may prescribe Accreditation Rules. These are rules relating to:

the accreditation of individuals as family counsellors; and

the accreditation of individuals as family dispute resolution practitioners; and

the accreditation of individuals as CCS practitioners; and

the accreditation of persons (whether or not individuals) and other entities as CCS businesses; and

the accreditation of persons to perform other roles prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.

Examples of matters that the Accreditation Rules may deal with are:

the standards that are to be met by persons and entities seeking to be accredited; and

who is responsible for determining whether or entity meets the Accreditation Rules; and

how accreditation is to be recognised (for example, by establishment of a register or other method); and

the conditions, standards and other obligations that accredited persons and entities must continue to meet to remain accredited; and

who is responsible for monitoring compliance with ongoing requirements in the Rules; and

the consequences of accredited persons and entities failing to comply with the provisions of this Act and the Rules; and

the obligations of accredited persons and entities in relation to the monitoring of their compliance; and

how and by whom an accredited person or entity may have their accreditation (or recognition of that accreditation) suspended or cancelled; and

review of decisions to refuse, suspend or cancel accreditation (or recognition of accreditation); and

the process for handling complaints involving accredited persons and entities; and

who may deliver recognised training to accredited persons and entities, and

dealing with persons and entities who make false or misleading representations about a person’s or entity’s status as an accredited person.

The Accreditation Rules may make different provision with respect to different matters or classes of matters (see subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).