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Property Mediation – How has the process changed since the FLA was amended?
Property Mediation and the Amended s79 Case Reference Guide prepared by Mediation Institute.
Dividing Property After Separation – What Gets Taken Into Account
Download this Client Guide to Dividing Property after separation. A plain language guide for separating couples from Mediation Institute.
Digitalisation and your business’s risk profile
As businesses become increasingly digital, their risk profile changes too. From cyber security and digital record keeping to remote work, social media and managing online contractors, every new technology brings both opportunities and new responsibilities. Understanding these risks is an important part of protecting your business, your clients and your reputation. Read Aon’s practical guide to learn how digitalisation may affect your business and the steps you can take to reduce your exposure.
What is the AMDRAS Practicum and is it right for you?
What is the AMDRAS Practicum? It’s a 12-hour advanced workshop and an approved pathway to Advanced Mediator accreditation — see what’s involved and who’s eligible.
How to Choose Online Mediator Training in Australia 2026
Choosing online mediator training in Australia now requires careful attention to national accreditation standards. Since 1 July 2025, the Australian
Psychosocial Safety and Mediation
Psychosocial safety and the role of mediation: prevention is now the legal standard Every Australian jurisdiction now has formal regulations
Catch up with On Demand CPD
FDR Practice Changes: What's Actually Different and how have you adjusted your FDR practice?
She invites practitioners to consider how they have adapted to the shift to six child-focused best interest factors, including safety of children and caregivers, broader consideration of important relationships, and a stronger emphasis on assessing parental capacity to meet children’s developmental, psychological, emotional, and cultural needs.
She also highlights new standalone requirements for the consideration of the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children around culture, country, language, and kinship.
The recording reviews family violence screening, coercive control, economic and dowry abuse, disclosure obligations, suitability assessments and confidentiality protections, updated section 60I certificate rules, record retention and CPD requirements, being named on the public FDRP register and complaint-handling requirements.
She provides a brief update on Mediation Institute resources and membership. Mediation Institute Members can view the full presentation with member discussion by logging into http://www.mimembers.au and going to the recorded videos section.
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Legislative Changes Overview
00:58 Best Interest of the Child Factors
08:48 First Nations Children
12:06 Family Violence
17:48 Suitability Assessments & New Regulations
19:24 Updated Obligations & Key Points
29:31 Closing & MembershipShow More