The bill will also amend the Family Dispute Resolution Act to ensure that the children who are subjects of a dispute are given any reasonable opportunities to participate in decisions affecting them that the family dispute resolution (FDR) provider considers appropriate. The bill also emphasises the importance of engaging children appropriately in processes that affect their care. Providing children with an opportunity to express their views can help parents focus on the needs of their children rather than their own conflict in a dispute that either goes before the court or does not. It can also help children adjust to their parents' separation, including improved mental health outcomes, and it can contribute to more durable care arrangements at the end of a FDR process or a court process. Overwhelmingly, children want to participate in family life, to have a say, and to have an opportunity to make their feelings about the parental conflict known.