Senate debates Bills

Family Law Amendment Bill 2023, Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023; In Committee


Anthony Chisholm

Anthony Chisholm Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education

12:54 pm

There will be supporting fact sheets and education materials that will be provided by the department. The Law Council supports many elements of this bill, including the simplification of 60CC, best-interests factors, and the insertion of a standalone best-interests factor for matters involving a First Nations child; the codification of Rice v Asplund in relation to reconsideration of final parenting orders; the proposed simplification of division 13A of part VII and contravention proceedings; the introduction of harmful proceeding orders; and bringing forward the review of the operation of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia divisions 1 and 2 by two years.

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