Thank you for your email regarding family law reform. A motion passed by the Senate earlier this year called for the Government to undertake a “root and branch” review of Australia’s Family Courts and to implement a non-adversarial trial system in those courts. While Labor considers that a well-functioning family law system is crucial for access to justice for all Australians, Labor does not consider that a “root and branch” review of the Family Courts is necessary or desirable. A less adversarial trial (LAT) approach was introduced into the Family Court in 2006 by the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act. The enactment of that legislation followed the 2003 House of Representatives inquiry and a trial conducted in the Family Court at about the same time, known as the Children’s Cases Program. The LAT approach is mandated in Division 12A of Part VII in the Family Law Act. It applies to all child-related proceedings and in financial matters by consent. The LAT has been a highly significant departure from the traditional adversarial trial in Family Court proceedings. The family law system in Australia has been developed over many decades, and generally operates effectively in what is an extremely difficult area of the law. All legal frameworks should be subject to ongoing review and reform where the need for improvements are identified. However, there is no basis for a “root-and-branch” review of the entire family law system in Australia. Labor has a strong record in family law reform and will continue to work with all participants in the family law system to develop policy for effective, sensible reform. Regards, Warren Information Services Unit Australian Labor Campaign Headquarters On 2016-06-09T17:04:07+10:00, "sirslackcat" wrote: > > https://dohsareliarershaveyoursay.blogspot.com.au/ > > If you want my vote check this out and change the system the system was introduced back in the whitlen goverment days as was the programs that was imported into australia they had put the circut in place as the same as the courts run today a farther does not stand a chance if he speaks out about the system being corupt this system faither the mother the mother can do no wrong please if you want help this country do somthing about the corrupt system threw australia courts the department of human services child protection are all corrupt

Thank you for your email regarding family law reform.

A motion passed by the Senate earlier this year called for the Government to undertake a “root and branch” review of Australia’s Family Courts and to implement a non-adversarial trial system in those courts.
While Labor considers that a well-functioning family law system is crucial for access to justice for all Australians, Labor does not consider that a “root and branch” review of the Family Courts is necessary or desirable.

A less adversarial trial (LAT) approach was introduced into the Family Court in 2006 by the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act. The enactment of that legislation followed the 2003 House of Representatives inquiry and a trial conducted in the Family Court at about the same time, known as the Children’s Cases Program.

The LAT approach is mandated in Division 12A of Part VII in the Family Law Act. It applies to all child-related proceedings and in financial matters by consent. The LAT has been a highly significant departure from the traditional adversarial trial in Family Court proceedings.

The family law system in Australia has been developed over many decades, and generally operates effectively in what is an extremely difficult area of the law.

All legal frameworks should be subject to ongoing review and reform where the need for improvements are identified. However, there is no basis for a “root-and-branch” review of the entire family law system in Australia.

Labor has a strong record in family law reform and will continue to work with all participants in the family law system to develop policy for effective, sensible reform.

Regards,


Warren

Information Services Unit
Australian Labor Campaign Headquarters

On 2016-06-09T17:04:07+10:00, "sirslackcat" <sirslackcat@msn.com> wrote:
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> https://dohsareliarershaveyoursay.blogspot.com.au/
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> If you want my vote check this out and change the system the system was introduced back in the whitlen goverment days as was the programs that was imported into australia they had put the circut in place as the same as the courts run today a farther does not stand a chance if he speaks out about the system being corupt this system faither the mother the mother can do no wrong please if you want help this country do somthing about the corrupt system threw australia courts the department of human services child protection are all corrupt