Our Mediators

Every mediator at Interact Support is qualified, accredited, and committed to helping families and communities resolve conflict safely and affordably. Our practitioners are all registered with the Australian Attorney-General’s Department as Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners and/or accredited under the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards (AMDRAS).

Joanne Law

Director and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Joanne is the Director of Interact Support Inc and Mediation Institute Pty Ltd, Australia’s second-largest mediation training and registration organisation. She writes the plain-English guides on this site, covers family law and parenting topics for the Mi audience, and has been mediating since the early 2000s.

Qualifications and accreditations

Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution
AMDRAS Advanced Mediator
Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner — Attorney-General’s Department

Roles and memberships

President and Director, Interact Support Inc
Director, Mediation Institute Pty Ltd
Secretary, Mediators Beyond Borders Oceania
Member, AMDRAS

Areas of practice

Parenting matters, property settlements, high-conflict family dispute resolution, co-mediation, Section 60I certificate assessment, mediator training and supervision.

Connect: LinkedIn · Mediation Institute

Other mediators on our team

Interact Support’s mediation panel also includes:

Paul Kenna Law — Lawyer and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Treasurer, Interact Support Inc.
Lee Lee — Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Vice President, Interact Support Inc.
Feeby Fong — NMAS Mediator. Secretary, Interact Support Inc.
Bonnie Douglas — FDR Practitioner. Life Member.
Cynthia Brooking — FDR Practitioner.

Detailed profiles for each practitioner will be added here over time. To request a specific mediator or co-mediation pairing, contact us on 1300 079 345 or via our enquiry form.

All Interact Support mediators are bound by the Standards for Australian Mediators set out under AMDRAS and (where applicable) by the obligations of accredited FDR Practitioners under the Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulations 2025.