List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

1.32
The committee recommends that the three-year screening and triage pilot, known as the Lighthouse Project, be expanded to:
all Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia registries; and
to include all parenting; and parenting and property matters.
1.33
The committee also recommends that the expanded Lighthouse Project be appropriately resourced with additional funding for Senior Registrars and Registrars, and relevant professional and technical support staff.

Recommendation 2

1.38
The committee recommends that, subject to a positive evaluation, the Priority Property Pools under $500 000 pilot, also known as the PPP500, be expanded to all Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia registries.
1.39
The committee also recommends that the expanded Priority Property Pools under $500 000 program be appropriately resourced with additional funding for Senior Registrars and Registrars, and relevant professional and technical support staff.

Recommendation 3

1.47
The committee recommends that if the Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 is passed, the Australian Government continues to consult closely with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to ensure that it has sufficient resources to implement and enforce Federal Family Violence Orders.

Recommendation 4

1.64
The committee recommends that the Australian Government, subject to a positive evaluation of the two-year trial of lawyer-assisted mediation by legal aid commissions, considers funding and establishing a national arbitration scheme, similar to Legal Aid Queensland's arbitration program, for property-only disputes in cases where net combined assets are valued at $500 000 or less.
1.65
Development and implementation of this program should be in consultation with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, legal aid commissions and other relevant stakeholders.

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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