Type:	Report
Title:	Improving responses to family violence in the family law system : an advice on the intersection of family violence and family law issues
Authors:	Family Law Council
Keywords:	Legislation analysis;Family law
Year:	2009
Publisher:	Attorney-General's Department
Notes:	"December 2009" This report to the Federal Attorney-General focuses on family violence if and when it becomes visible in the family law system in Australia. The Family Law Council makes a number of recommendations to improve the knowledge of the courts and family relationship centres around the issue of family violence, including: expansion of the definition of domestic violence in the legislation; establishment of expert panel to build a common knowledge base on the known patterns and effects of family violence; production of best practice guidelines for lawyers working in the area of family law around family violence, establishment of national systems to better record and track protection orders; and community education to dispel misunderstandings about the provisions of the 2006 reforms to the Family Law Act.
Contents:	1: Introduction 2: Impacts of family violence on children and parenting 3: Definitions of family violence 4: Family violence and specific issues 5: Role of the Commonwealth Government 6: The need for a common understanding that is evidence based 7: Jurisdictional framework impacting on family violence and child abuse 8: Adducing Evidence in court 9: Communication between States, Territories and Federal authorities 10: Framework for legislative reform Appendix A
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/18974
Physical description:	102 p.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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