Listening to the submitters, there were a number of concerns raised about what evidence there was and what research there was to show an evidence-based model for children's participation and guidelines about the circumstances where children should be involved. There were also concerns raised about the impact of having more lawyers involved in their situations and what that would actually do to get these things resolved. There was particular concern raised by some organisations which said that "In terms of successes experienced by out-of-court mediation, it is proven to be the optimal way for resolving disputes. Court can be disruptive and destructive for relationships and should only be used in a small number of cases. Mediation provides the opportunity for relationships between parties to be healed."