Families and Marriage Publications

Coercive control can happen in intimate partner relationships, even after they’ve ended. It can also happen in family relationships.

Coercive control is when someone close to you tries to control or be in charge of the things you do, making you feel scared for your safety and wellbeing.

This fact sheet provides further information about coercive control and its impacts.

This factsheet provides parents with information on the 2024 amendments to the Family Law Act 1975. It explains the changes to the legal framework for making parenting orders and how they may impact you.

It explains the changes to the parental responsibility framework including the removal of equal shared parental responsibility and the changes to the best interests factors that the court uses to determine the parenting arrangement for a child.

Downloadable copy of the certificate to be used during a marriage where an interpreter is required.

The Australian Government has provided its response to the recommendations contained in the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee report: Practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia.

The Family Law Council Annual Report 2022-2023.

As part of your application to become a marriage celebrant, you are required to provide referee reports using this template.

Minutes from the Family Law Council’s meeting held on 29-30 May 2023 in Sydney.

The National Principles to Address Coercive Control in Family and Domestic Violence create a shared national understanding of coercive control, which is important for improving the safety of Australians.

These practical resources have been developed to support healthcare practitioners recognise and respond to coercive control.

The Final Report for the Co-location Pilot Evaluation.

Use this form to make a complaint about a government funded family law service provider.

Minutes from the Family Law Council’s meeting held on 27-28 February 2023 in Melbourne.

A summary of statistics and key findings from consultation on the draft National Principles to Address Coercive Control.

Instructions on updating your personal details and consenting to SMS reminders in the Marcel portal.

Minutes from the Family Law Council’s meeting held on 28-29 November 2022 in Canberra.

This submission responds to the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 consultation run by the Attorney-General’s Department. It mainly focuses on those areas that overlap with the Family Law Council’s terms of reference. The Family Law Council made the submission on 24 February 2023.