Family Pathways Publications
- Guideline for Family Law Courts and Childrens Contact Services - January 2007
A guideline to enhance the relationship between the Family Law Courts and Children's Contact Services and to facilitate the appropriate use of Children's Contact Services by the Family Law Courts.
- Evaluation of the Building Connections Pilot Project - March 2007
This is a report on the results of a half-day psycho-educational seminar, Building Connections, developed and piloted by Interrelate Family Centres. The target group comprised separated parents who were unable to satisfactorily manage their children’s need for contact with both parents.
- Children Beyond Dispute - October 2006
A research report by Dr Jennifer McIntosh exploring the outcomes for two groups of families using two different types of mediation – child focused mediation and child inclusive mediation.
- Information brochures for families - December 2006
These brochures describe a range of services that can help families with relationship difficulties.
- A new accreditation system - family dispute resolution practitioners - November 2006
The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department is seeking feedback on the proposed implementation of a new accreditation system for family dispute resolution practitioners under the Family Law Act 1975.
- Family Relationships Services Program - Client Input Consultancy Colmar Brunton - March 2004
Colmar Brunton Social Research (CBSR) was asked by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) to undertake a client consultancy into the Family Relationships and Services Program (FRSP).
- Family Relationships Services Program - Review of the Family Relationships Services Program - Urbis Keys Young - April 2004
In October 2003 Urbis Keys Young was commissioned to carry out a review of the FRSP.
- Primary Dispute Resolution - A report on partnerships - June 2004
This report describes the experiences of seven Partnership Projects funded for two years in 2001 by the Australian Government.
- Analysis of submissions in response to Raising the Standard - A quality framework for primary dispute resolution under the Family Law Act 1975 - September 2002
The majority (92%) of respondents indicated that the Government should have a role in regulating PDR; however, the extent to which Government should regulate PDR practice varied.
- Family and Child mediation survey - Final report - March 1998
Legal Aid and Family Services (LAFS) commissioned ACNielsen to undertake a national survey to explore the level of community awareness of, and attitudes to, Family and Child Mediation. This survey is a follow up to the 1995 survey.
- Primary Dispute Resolution under the Family Law Act
Part 5 of the Family Law Regulations, concerning the regulatory framework for the provision of primary dispute resolution services under the Family Law Act 1975, commenced on 11 June 1996.
- Professional development programs for private legal practitioners and family dispute management practitioners - June 2003
In 2001, the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department called for tenders to design and conduct two professional development programs, one for legal practitioners and one for other professionals who provide dispute resolution assistance to separating or separated families.
- Raising the standard - A quality framework for primary dispute resolution under the Family Law Act 1975 - consultation paper - October 2001
The proposal in this paper represents one part of the Government's commitment to enhancing the use of primary dispute resolution (PDR) in family law. Since coming to office in 1996, the Government's reform agenda for family law has been to shift the focus from litigation as the first choice for the resolution of family law disputes.
- The delivery of primary dispute resolution services in family law - August 1997
The Government is seeking to improve access to primary dispute resolution (PDR) services for families. The present delivery of federally-funded PDR services through the dual streams of the community sector and the Family Court may not be the best way to ensure that the most appropriate services are being offered.
- Towards quality standards for family dispute practitioners research report 2004 - August 2004
This report forms part of the project being undertaken on behalf of the Department by La Trobe University to develop Practitioner Approval Standards for primary dispute resolution practitioners seeking approval under the Family Law Act 1975.
- A new family law system - Family law reforms information kits - July 2005
A new family law system - Information kits are about Family Relationship Centres, Laws for separating parents and other services for families.
- A new family law system - Government response to every picture tells a story - June 2005
Response to the report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs inquiry into child-custody arrangements in the event of family separation June 2005
- Family law system - discussion paper - November 2004
'A new approach to the family law system discussion paper' seeking input from the community into the implementation of wide-ranging reforms to the family law system.
- Family Relationships Services Program May-June 2004
Outcomes from the Family Relationships Service Program Regional Workshops and National Forum May-June 2004 Report prepared for the Australian Government Departments of Family and Community Services and Attorney-General by Morgan Disney and Associates Pty Ltd November 2004
- Contact orders program - 2003
A summary of the independent evaluation of the contact orders pilot.
- Family law system - Out of the Maze - August 2001
A major report on Australia's family law system. The community is concerned about family breakdown including how the family law system affects separated family members.
