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A Better Framework for Federal Courts - Consultation

The federal courts system will be restructured to ensure that the courts are better able to meet the needs of the community and access to justice in Australia is enhanced, the Attorney General Robert McClelland announced.

Background

Consultation Paper – Improving access to Justice – a better framework for federal courts – November 2008

The Report of the Review of the delivery by the federal courts of family law services, Future Governance Options for Federal Family Law Courts in Australia–Striking the Right Balance, and a consultation paper were released by the Australian Attorney‑General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, on 20 November 2008 for public comment. 

The Report and consultation paper can be accessed from the Downloads section on this page. The papers are only available in a PDF format. If you have difficulty downloading these documents, please send an email containing your address to fedcourtsconsultation@ag.gov.au and we will send a copy to you.

The Report focuses on the federal family law system. Its recommendations also propose some changes to the delivery of general federal law services by the federal courts. The consultation paper details the proposed framework for the federal family courts and the policy rationale for these changes while seeking to facilitate broad public consultation on developing a more streamlined federal family law system as part of the Australian Government’s strategy for enhancing access to justice.

Submissions were invited until 6 February 2009

Confidentiality

  1. All submissions will be treated as public, and may be published on the Attorney‑General’s Department website, unless the author clearly indicates to the contrary.
  2. A request made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 for access to a submission marked confidential will be determined in accordance with that Act.

Submissions

The papers are only available in a PDF format. If you have difficulty downloading these documents, please send an email containing your address to fedcourtsconsultation@ag.gov.au and we will send a copy to you.

Submissions to the Review were made by:

Submissions on the recommendations of the Review and the Consultation Paper have been made by:

A further submission was received but is not available for legal reasons.