22.03.2021
Government Response to ALRC Report 135
Download the Government Response to ALRC Report 135: Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System.
Read more21.11.2019
Evolving families and the continuing justification for rules particular to the regulation of families
Justice SC Derrington, President of the ALRC, presented at the Family and Relationship Services Australia (FRSA) National Conference 2019 on 21 November 2019.
Read more20.06.2019
Family Law- Summary of Tell Us Your Story Responses
As part of the Family Law Inquiry, the ALRC established the Tell Us Your Story project — an online submission portal where individuals were encouraged to anonymously share personal stories of their experiences with the family law system. The attached summary provides aggregated data regarding the number and nature of individual stories that included complaints against …
Read more30.04.2019
Family Law Report – Closing the jurisdictional gap
The first recommendation in the ALRC’s latest inquiry report: Family Law for the Future is that family law disputes be returned to the states and territories and the federal family courts eventually abolished. This recommendation responds to arguably the most pressing concern facing the family law system: that children are falling into harm because of gaps between …
Read more29.04.2019
ALRC Recommendations on Parenting
The ALRC has released a summary of its recommendations on parenting. The summary is available here
Read more10.04.2019
Family Law for the Future: An Inquiry into the Family Law System (ALRC Report 135)
The Australian Law Reform Commission report, Family Law for the Future: An Inquiry into the Family Law System (Report 135) was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General, the Hon Christian Porter MP, on 10 April 2019. The ALRC has made 60 recommendations for reform. For a handy over overview we have produced a brochure. For a …
Read more02.10.2018
Family Law Discussion Paper Explained
The ALRC has put together a short summary that explains changes to the family law system proposed in the Discussion Paper.
Read more02.10.2018
Review of the Family Law System: Discussion Paper
This Discussion Paper was released on 2 October 2018. The Discussion Paper asks 33 questions and makes 124 proposals for change to the family law system, which focus on support for children in the family law system, improving public understanding of the family law system, accessible and coordinated service delivery, and enhanced oversight of the …
Read more02.10.2018
Media Release – Review of the Family Law System Discussion Paper released
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released a Discussion Paper, Review of the Family Law System (DP 86), and is calling for comments and feedback on its proposals for reform. The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry ask the ALRC to consider reform in relation to range of issues including the early and cost …
Read more01.08.2018
Professor Helen Rhoades Presentation at 2018 AIFS Conference
On 27 July 2018, Professor Rhoades presented at the annual Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference.Dowload the speech here
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