Admissibility of communications in post‑separation parenting programs
10PA Admissibility of communications in post‑separation parenting programs
Evidence of anything said, or of any admission made, by a person attending a post‑separation parenting program is not admissible:
in any court (whether exercising federal jurisdiction or not); or
in any proceedings before a person authorised by a law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory, or by the consent of the parties, to hear evidence.
Subsection (1) does not apply to the following:
an admission by an adult that indicates that a child under 18 has been abused or is at risk of abuse;
a disclosure by a child under 18 that indicates that the child has been abused or is at risk of abuse;
unless, in the opinion of the court, there is sufficient evidence of the admission or disclosure available to the court from other sources.
A court may make an order directing a person to attend a post‑separation parenting program under subsection 65LA(1) or 70NBD(1).
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