- Target:
- The Hon. Robert McClelland MP and Prime Minister Julia Gillard
- Region:
- Australia
- Website:
- www.ag.gov.au
The Bill focuses on prioritising the safety of children whose rights and interests are considered under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). This Bill would amend the Family Law Act to strengthen the role of family courts, advisers and parents in preventing harm to children while continuing to support the concept of shared parental responsibility and shared care where these are safe.
http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Consultationsreformsandreviews_FamilyLawLegislationAmendment(FamilyViolence)Bill2010-ExposureDraft
Launch of Report Family Violence – A National Legal Response
Joint Media Release
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/mcclelland.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2010_FourthQuarter_11November2010-LaunchofReportFamilyViolence-ANationalLegalResponse
The AG proposes that child safety be dominant in family court decision making.
We, the undersigned support the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2010.
We thank the Attorney General the Hon. Robert McClelland, for ordering the most recent research into the consequences of the current Australian Family Law regime. We urge the Federal Government to take into full account the recommendations of these studies.
We believe that children's right to safety from violence and abuse, should be above parent's rights in family law. We believe that children in Australia should enjoy the same human rights that adult citizens enjoy, and this requires protection from the violence of parents where that is required. No child should die as a result of the Family Law regime in this country, and no parent should be forced by law to send their child into danger.
We urge our Federal government to make these important changes soon, to keep our children safe.
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The In support of the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2010 petition to The Hon. Robert McClelland MP and Prime Minister Julia Gillard was written by Pamela and is in the category Law Reform at GoPetition.