Family law

policy archive

2023

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Exposure Draft - Family Law Amendment Bill…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Continuing Professional Development for Le…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 - 8 June 2…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing)…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Family Law Amendment Bill Exposure Draft a…

2022

Letter to Law Council of Australia - National Principles to address Coercive Co…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Federal Circuit and Family Court of Austra…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domes…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Funding for grants of Legal Aid in family …
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Draft National Plan to End Violence agains…

2021

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Proposed model definition of family violen…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Operationalising the National Strategic F…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Draft National Plan to Reduce Violence aga…
Letter to Select Committee - Inquiry into the coronial jurisdiction in NSW - 25…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - A New Decision-making Framework for Prope…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Viol…

2019

Letter to Attorney-General (Cth) - Urgent resourcing of Family Court of Austral…
Letter to Family Court of Australia - Access to subpoena materials in Family Co…
Letter to Family Court of Australia - Court Facilities in South-Western Sydney …
Letter to LCA - Joint Select Committee Inquiry into Australia’s Family Law Syst…

2018

Proposed Consequential Amendments to the Status of Children Act 1996 and Birth…
Letter to Hunter Valley Family Law Practitioners Association - Judicial Resour…
Letter to ALRC - Review of the Family Law System - Issues Paper
Letter to Legal Aid NSW - Legal Aid NSW review of fees
Letter to LCA - ALRC Family Law Review release of Discussion Paper - 6 Nov 2018
Letter to LCA – Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia (Consequent…

2017

Shaping a Better Child Protection System
Statutory review of Part 3A of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 (N…
Parliamentary inquiry into a better family law system to support and protect t…
Urgent review of resourcing in the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circui…
Amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 to respond to family violence

2016

Inquiry into the Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 - Januar…
Letter to the Prime Minister re urgent review of resourcing in the Family Court…
Inquiry into child protection - August 2016
Discussion Paper Foundations for Change - Homelessness in NSW_Nov_2016

2015

Litigation Guardians in the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court_May_2015
Proposed amendments to binding financial agreement provisions of the Family La…
Family law judicial resourcing and increases in Court fees_Jun_2015
Family Law Council Reference on Families with Complex Needs_Oct_2015
Parliamentary Inquiry into the Child Support Program_Dec_2015
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Protection from Ser…

2014

Parliamentary Inquiry into the Child Support Program_Jun_2014
Parliamentary Inquiry into Domestic Violence in Australia_Aug_2014

2013

Royal Commission Issues Paper 1 - Working with Children Check_Jul_2013
Discussion Paper Review of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007_Aug_2…

2012

Senate Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010_Mar_2012
Judicial Officers Amendment Bill 2012_May_2012

2011

Family Law Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2010_Jan_2011
Inquiry into International Child Abduction to and from Australia_Jul_2011

2010

Federal Magistrates_Jun_2010
Family Violence - Improving Legal Frameworks_Jun_2010

2009

Implementation of Wood Special Commission of Inquiry recommendations_Feb_2009
Future Governance Options for Federal Family Law Courts in Australia_Feb_2009
A Proposal for A National Model to Harmonise Regulation of Surrogacy_Apr_2009