Families and Marriage Publications

This submission responds to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023. The Family Law Council made this submission on 22 June 2023.

This submission responds to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023. The Family Law Council made this submission on 31 May 2023.

Minutes from the Family Law Council's meeting held on 27-28 November 2023 in Adelaide.

Minutes from the Family Law Council’s meeting held on 28-29 August 2023 in Brisbane.

This family law – parenting arrangements for children after separation fact sheet explains parenting concepts in Australian family law, including parenting arrangements, parenting plans, parenting orders and consent orders. If you want to know what the law says about parenting children after separation or divorce, and what parenting arrangements to make for children after separation or divorce and how to go about it, this parenting fact sheet will help.

The fact sheet for professionals provides a detailed explanation on the changes to the Family Law Act made by the Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2023 (Information Sharing Act), including in relation to the: repeal of section 69ZW; creation of two new information sharing orders in child-related proceedings for particulars, documents and information relating to family violence, neglect and risk from prescribed information sharing agencies (police, child protection, and firearm agencies) to family law courts; disclosure of protected material into evidence; information sharing safeguards; and the restriction on subpoenas.

The fact sheet for parents provides an overview on the changes to the Family Law Act made by the Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2023 (Information Sharing Act), including the creation of two new information sharing orders in child-related proceedings for particulars, documents and information relating to family violence, neglect and risk from police, child protection, and firearm agencies to family law courts.

Coercive control can happen in intimate partner relationships, even after they’ve ended. It can also happen in family relationships. For example, a person can use coercive control against a family member they are caring for.

Coercive control can be hard to spot because the abuse can be subtle and targeted. People experiencing coercive control may not realise they are being abused.

Coercive control can be used against anyone. People can use coercive control against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) people. It is most commonly used by cisgender men.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Annual Report of the Family Law Council for the period of 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.