Additional Documents
1 PDF: Clarification to interrupted evidence from Family and Relationship Services Australia at the public hearing on 19 August 2020 (received 10 September 2020) Clarification to interrupted evidence from Family and Relationship Services Australia at the public hearing on 19 August 2020 (received 10 September 2020)
2 PDF: Additional Information from Professor the Hon. Nahum Mushin AM - Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs' inquiry into a better family law system to support and protect those affected by family violence (Submission 123), provided prior to appearance at the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 15 September 2020) Additional Information from Professor the Hon. Nahum Mushin AM - Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs' inquiry into a better family law system to support and protect those affected by family violence (Submission 123), provided prior to appearance at the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 15 September 2020)
3 PDF: Additional Information from Professor the Hon. Nahum Mushin AM - Opening statement provided prior to appearance at the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 15 September 2020) Additional Information from Professor the Hon. Nahum Mushin AM - Opening statement provided prior to appearance at the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 15 September 2020)
4 PDF: Additional Information from The Honourable Emeritus Professor Marica Neave AO - Opening statement provided prior to appearance at the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 14 September 2020) Additional Information from The Honourable Emeritus Professor Marica Neave AO - Opening statement provided prior to appearance at the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 14 September 2020)
5 PDF: Additional Information from the The Honourable Emeritus Professor Marica Neave AO - from public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 28 September 2020) Additional Information from the The Honourable Emeritus Professor Marica Neave AO - from public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 28 September 2020)
6 PDF: Additional Information from the Australian Family Association - Supplementary material, provided after the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 17 September 2020) Additional Information from the Australian Family Association - Supplementary material, provided after the committee's public hearing on 16 September 2020 (received 17 September 2020)
7 PDF: New South Wales Bar Association - Correspondence regarding the committee's interim report (received 19 October 2020) New South Wales Bar Association - Correspondence regarding the committee's interim report (received 19 October 2020)
8 PDF: Clarification to evidence given by Mr Iain Anderson, Deputy Secretary, Legal Services and Families Group, Attorney-General's Department at the public hearing on 23 November 2020 (received 11 December 2020) Clarification to evidence given by Mr Iain Anderson, Deputy Secretary, Legal Services and Families Group, Attorney-General's Department at the public hearing on 23 November 2020 (received 11 December 2020)
9 PDF: Clarification to evidence given by Ms Alex Mathews, Assistant Secretary, Family Safety Branch, Legal Services and Families Group, Attorney-General's Department at the public hearing on 23 November 2020 (received 14 December 2020) Clarification to evidence given by Ms Alex Mathews, Assistant Secretary, Family Safety Branch, Legal Services and Families Group, Attorney-General's Department at the public hearing on 23 November 2020 (received 14 December 2020)
10 PDF: Additional Information from the Family Courts of Australia (received 11 December 2020) Additional Information from the Family Courts of Australia (received 11 December 2020)
11 PDF: Additional information from For Kids Sake - Opening statement provided prior to the committee's public hearing on 12 March 2020 (received 12 March 2020) Additional information from For Kids Sake - Opening statement provided prior to the committee's public hearing on 12 March 2020 (received 12 March 2020)
12 PDF: Additional Information from Professor Bruce Smyth, Australian National University provided in advance of his appearance at the committee's public hearing hearing on 19 May 2021 (received 18 May 2021) Additional Information from Professor Bruce Smyth, Australian National University provided in advance of his appearance at the committee's public hearing hearing on 19 May 2021 (received 18 May 2021)
13 PDF: A research paper titled 'Allegations of child sexual abuse: An empirical analysis of published judgements from the Family Court of Australia 2012-2019' provided by Professor Bruce Smyth (received 19 July 2021) A research paper titled 'Allegations of child sexual abuse: An empirical analysis of published judgements from the Family Court of Australia 2012-2019' provided by Professor Bruce Smyth (received 19 July 2021)

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About this inquiry

The Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System was appointed by resolution of the Senate on 18 September 2019 and resolution of the House of Representatives on 19 September 2019.



Past Public Hearings

19 May 2021: Canberra
23 Nov 2020: Canberra
16 Sep 2020: Canberra

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