Senate debates Bills

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019; In Committee


Murray Watt

Murray Watt Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Northern Australia

8:40 pm

Minister, are you aware that in the Cairns registry it is currently, on average, 41.2 months—well over three years—after a matter has been filed in the family law jurisdiction that a judgement is delivered? In Cairns it takes 41.2 months, well over three years, to have a family law matter finalised, yet the government decides to invest additional resources in Adelaide. What's so bad about Cairns? Why doesn't Cairns deserve the same as Adelaide when the wait is more than double the wait in Adelaide?

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