Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Overview of the Bill

[1]        The Hon Robert McClelland, MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 25 June 2008, p. 1.

[2]        p. 1; see also The Hon Robert McClelland, MP, Attorney-General, second reading speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 25 June 2008, p. 1.

[3]        p. 1.

[4]        EM, p. 3.

[5]        The Hon Robert McClelland, MP, Attorney-General, second reading speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 25 June 2008, p. 1. See also footnote 8 below.

[6]        WA Attorney-General, Submission 2, p. 1.

[7]        The Hon Robert McClelland, MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 25 June 2008, p. 1.

[8]        Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (NSW), ss 3-4; Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (Qld) ss 3-4; Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2004 (Vic), ss 3-4; De Facto Relationships (Northern Territory Request) Act 2003 (NT), ss 3-4.

[9]        HREOC, Same-Sex: Same Entitlements, National Inquiry into Discrimination against People in Same-Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits, May 2007 (HREOC Same-Sex: Same Entitlements report).

[10]      HREOC, Submission 19, p. 3.

[11]      See paragraph 4.6.2(b) at p. 80 of Chapter 4 of the HREOC Report.

[12]      HREOC Same-Sex: Same Entitlements report, pp 279-280.

[13]      p. 3.

[14]      p. 1.

[15]      The Bill also makes amendments to existing Parts VIIIAA and VIIIB of the Family Law Act, as well as consequential amendments to other legislation.

[16]      See the proposed new definition of 'de facto financial cause' in item 3 of the Bill. This provides jurisdiction for de facto financial matters in all financial matters presently available under the Act between parties to a marriage.

[17]      See paragraph 4AA(5)(a).

[18]      p. 11.

[19]      p. 11. See also subsection 4AA(6) which provides when two persons are considered to be 'related by family', which includes adoptive relationships.

[20]      The definition will not affect the operation of other parts of the Family Law Act: EM, p. 22.

[21]      p. 23.

[22]      EM, p. 22.

[23]      p. 8.

[24]      p. 23.

[25]      See further EM, p. 24.

[26]      See example 1 after paragraph 90RC(3)(b).

[27]      The Hon Robert McClelland, MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 25 June 2008, p. 2.

[28]      Proposed subsection 90RD(2). Note that an application for a section 90RD declaration may be brought by any party to the primary proceedings, including a party who is not a party to the relevant de facto relationship, such as an affected third party or a trustee in bankruptcy: see proposed section 90RF.

[29]      p. 26.

[30]      proposed section 90RH.

[31]      Under sections 90SE (maintenance of a party to a de facto relationship), 90SG (urgent maintenance) or 90SM (alteration of property interests), or a declaration of property interests under section 90SL.

[32]      of a kind mentioned in proposed paragraphs 90SM(4)(a), (b) or (c).

[33]      p. 28.

[34]      Proposed section 90SC.

[35]      p. 29.

[36]      EM, p. 29.

[37]      Note that the parties to the de facto relationship must be ordinarily resident in a participating jurisdiction when they make the agreement (see proposed section 90UA).

[38]      Proposed section 90UB.

[39]      Proposed section 90UC.

[40]      Proposed section 90UD.

[41]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 35.

[42]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 35.

[43]      See subsection 90SA(1), which is subject to subsection 90SA(2).

[44]      The Hon Robert McClelland, MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 25 June 2008, p. 2.

 

Chapter 3 - Key issues

[1]        The Hon Robert McClelland, MP, Attorney-General, House Hansard, 25 June 2008, p. 1.

[2]        See, for example, Women's Legal Services Australia (WLSA), Submission 9, p. 1 and Ms Natascha Rohr and Ms Heidi Yates, WLSA, Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 1; NSW Council for Civil Liberties (NSW CCL), Submission 11, pp 1-2; Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), Submission 17, p. 1; Mr Corey Irlam, Australian Coalition for Equality, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 26; Mr Graeme Innes, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16; Law Council, Submission 20, p. 4; NSW Law Society, Submission 7, p. 6.

[3]        See, for example, Law Council, Submission 20, p. 4.

[4]        See, for example, Submission f1; FamilyVoice Australia, Submission 10, pp 2-5; Lone Fathers Association (Australia), Submission 13, p. 1.

[5]        Submission 20, p. 1; see also Mr Ian Kennedy, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 9.

[6]        Submission 20, p. 2.

[7]        Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 9 and see also p. 13.

[8]        Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 4.

[9]        Submission 9, p. 3.

[10]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 1.

[11]      South Australia, Queensland and Victoria: see Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 3.

[12]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 1. Note those jurisdictions are New South Wales and the ACT: Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 3; and see also Mr Ian Kennedy, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 12-13.

[13]      Dr Matthew Gray, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 2; see also AIFS, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, pp 4-5.

[14]      Submission 17, p. 3. For further research and statistics, see also AIFS, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 2-4 and AIFS, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008.

[15]      AIFS, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 4, referring to: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Social Trends 2007, Catalogue No. 4102.0,  "Lifetime Marriage and Divorce Trends", available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/26D94B4C9A4769E6CA25732C00207644?opendocument (accessed 26 August 2008).

[16]      AIFS, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, pp 4-5.

[17]      Australian Social Trends 2007, Catalogue No. 4102.0,  "Lifetime Marriage and Divorce Trends", available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/26D94B4C9A4769E6CA25732C00207644?opendocument (accessed 26 August 2008).

[18]      AIFS, Tabled Document: Snapshots of Family Relationships by Lixia Qu and Ruth Weston (May 2008), 6 August 2008, p. 12.

[19]      Submission 17, p. 4.

[20]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 2.

[21]      Submission 10, p. 2 and Mr Richard Egan, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 24-25; see also Submission f1; and Fatherhood Foundation, Submission 23, p. 1.

[22]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 9.

[23]      See, for example, Submission f1; FamilyVoice Australia, Submission 10, pp 2-5; Lone Fathers Association, Submission 13, p. 1; Australian Family Association (South Australian Branch), Submission 15, p. 1; Shared Parenting Council of Australia, Submission 22, pp 2 and 6.

[24]      Submission 6, pp 1-2.

[25]      Submission 10, p. 3 and Mr Richard Egan, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 23; see also Shared Parenting Council of Australia, Submission 22, pp 9-10; and Fatherhood Foundation, Submission 23, p. 1.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 12; and see also Mr Corey Irlam and Mr Rodney Croome, Australian Coalition for Equality, Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill 2008, 6 August 2008, pp 38 and 40.

[27]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 19.

[28]      Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 3.

[29]      Dr Matthew Gray, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 2 and 5; see also Ms Ruth Weston, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 6-7.

[30]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 7.

[31]      Dr Matthew Gray, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 4; and Ms Ruth Weston, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 6.

[32]      Submission 14, p. 18.

[33]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 18.

[34]      Submission 6, p. 1.

[35]      Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 6.

[36]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 21.

[37]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 5.

[38]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 2.

[39]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 24.

[40]      Submission 6, pp 1-2; Mr Richard Egan, FamilyVoice Australia, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 24, see also p. 23; and Shared Parenting Council of Australia, Submission 22, p. 2.

[41]      Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 6.

[42]      Submission 7, p. 6 and see also p. 1.

[43]      NSW Law Reform Commission, Relationships, Report 113, June 2006, at pp 192-193; see also NSW Law Society, Submission 7, p. 8; Professor Patrick Parkinson, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 6.

[44]      Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5.

[45]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 6.

[46]      See, for example, Professor Jenni Millbank, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 11; Mr Ian Kennedy, Law Council,  Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 15; Ms Heidi Yates, WLSA Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 6; and see also Attorney-General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5.

[47]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 6.

[48]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 15.

[49]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 7.

[50]      Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5.

[51]      Professor Patrick Parkinson, "De facto choice deserves respect", Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 4 August 2008, p. 13; see also Professor Parkinson, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 7.

[52]      Attorney-General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5. Professor Patrick Parkinson, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 7.

[53]      Attorney-General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5.

[54]      Attorney-General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5. Professor Patrick Parkinson, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 7; see also Ms Natascha Rohr, WLSA, Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 6; Professor Jenni Millbank, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 11.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 11 – and see further for Professor Millbank's explanation of the historical reasons for the differences in the NSW system.

[56]      Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5.

[57]      See especially s.121 of the Family Law Act, which restricts publication in relation to court proceedings under the Family Law Act. See also, for example, NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 11, p. 2; Michael Smith and Warren Fuge, Submission m3, pp 1-2; Submission j1, p. 2.

[58]      See, for example, Mr Kassisieh, NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 2; Mr Corey Irlam, Australian Coalition for Equality, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 26; Professor Jenni Millbank, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 11; Mr Ian Kennedy, Law Council,  Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 15; Ms Heidi Yates and Ms Natascha Rohr, WLSA, Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, pp 2 and 6; see also Dr Matthew Gray and Dr Rae Kaspiew, AIFS, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 4.

[59]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 15.

[60]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 13.

[61]      Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 11.

[62]      Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 11.

[63]      NSW Law Reform Commission, Relationships, Report 113, June 2006 –  for example, recommendations 27-30, 35-39 and discussion in Chapters 7 and 10; see also Attorney‑General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 5 for discussion on the differences between the NSW law and the regime proposed by the Bill.

[64]      HREOC, Same-Sex: Same Entitlements report, p. 273. A list of other advantages is also provided on this page.

[65]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 2.

[66]      For other differences in the definition, see further Attorney-General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 2.

[67]      Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 3.

[68]      Note that this term is used in the Same-Sex Superannuation Bill.

[69]      Submission j59, p. 5; see also Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 41; and Professor Jenni Millbank, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 14.

[70]      Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 2.

[71]      Committee Hansard: Evidence Amendment Bill 2008, 7 August 2008, p. 17.

[72]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 12.

[73]      See subsection 2(3) and Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 12. Note also that other state referring legislation uses the same definition of de facto relationship: see for example,  subsection 3(1) of the Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (Qld) and the Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2004 (Vic). See also Attorney-General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, 20 August 2008, p. 2.

[74]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 13.

[75]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 13.

[76]      Attorney-General's Department, Answers to questions on notice, 20 August 2008, p. 2.

[77]      Submission 19, p. 5.

[78]      See, for example, Let's Get Equal Campaign, Submission 8, p. 1; Office of the Anti‑Discrimination Commissioner (Tasmania), Submission 8, p. 1; NSW CCL,  Submission 11, pp 1-3; NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Submission 14, pp 6-7 and also Mr Kassisieh, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 2; HREOC, Submission 19, p. 5; Law Council, Submission 20, p. 2; Victorian Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Submission 21, p 2; Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, Submission 24, pp 3-4; Submission j1, p. 1; cf Lone Fathers Association (Australia), Submission 13, pp 2-3; Shared Parenting Council of Australia, Submission 22, pp 2 and 6.

[79]      Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16.

[80]      Submission 19, p. 5.

[81]      Submission 20, p. 2.

[82]      Submission j1, p. 2.

[83]      Submission 9, p. 1.

[84]      Submission 22, p. 6.

[85]      See, for example, Mr Corey Irlam, Australian Coalition for Equality, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 26; Mr Wayne Morgan, Submission j59; WLSA, Submission 9, p. 5.

[86]      Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 37.

[87]      Submission 9, p. 5; see also Ms Heidi Yates, WLSA, Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 2.

[88]      Submission 9, p. 5; see also Ms Judy Harrison, Submission 16, p. 2 and Mr Wayne Morgan, Submission j59, p. 6.

[89]      Note that this term is used in the Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, albeit with different criteria to the definition in this Bill.

[90]      Submission j59, p. 5; see also Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 41.

[91]      Submission j59, pp 6 and 8.

[92]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 19.

[93]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 19. See also proposed section 90SB.

[94]      Submission 9, p. 2.

[95]      Submission 10, pp 8-9; see also Mr Richard Egan, FamilyVoice Australia, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 21.

[96]      As outlined in chapter 2, proposed paragraph 4AA(1)(b) of the definition requires that the persons must not be related by family.

[97]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 4.

[98]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 5.

[99]      Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 5.

[100]    HREOC Same-Sex: Same Entitlements report, p. 69 and see further pp 67-69 for the reasons behind this conclusion. See also discussions in relation to the interdependent category of relationship during hearings on the Same‑Sex Superannuation Bill: eg: Mr Graeme Innes, Human Rights Commissioner, HREOC, Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 24; see also, for example, Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, Submission 24, pp 4‑5; Mr Wayne Morgan, Submission j59, pp 6 and 8.

[101]    p. 11; see also Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard: Evidence Amendment Bill 2008, 7 August 2008, p. 16; Mr Wayne Morgan, Australian Coalition for Equality, Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 41.

[102]    NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Submission 14, p. 11.

[103]    Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 5; and see paragraph 4.6.2(b)(5) of the model definition at p. 80 of the HREOC Same-Sex: Same Entitlements report.

[104]    Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 5.

[105]    Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 6.

[106]    Submission 9, p. 2.

[107]    Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 6.

[108]    Submission 10, pp 6-7; see also Mr Richard Egan, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 21.

[109]    Submission 10, p. 7; also Mr Richard Egan, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 21 and 24.

[110]    Submission 14, p. 10; see also NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 11, p. 2.

[111]    Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, pp 7-8.

[112]    Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 8.

[113]    Committee Hansard: Evidence Amendment Bill 2008, 7 August 2008, p. 16.

[114]    See especially Professor Jenni Millbank, Submission 5; HREOC, Submission 19, pp 6-10; and NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Submission 14, pp 12-19.

[115]    See further HREOC Same-Sex: Same Entitlements report, pp 90-94, 274 and HREOC, Submission 19, p. 9.

[116]    p. 23.

[117]    Mr Graeme Innes, Human Rights Commissioner, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16.

[118]    Professor Jenni Millbank, Submission 5, p. 2; see also HREOC, Submission 19, p. 9.

[119]    Association Professor Miranda Stewart, Submission 25, p. 7.

[120]    See, for example, HREOC, Submission 19, pp 7 and 9; also Mr Graeme Innes, Human Rights Commissioner, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16; Professor Millbank, Submission 5, p. 2 and Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 9.

[121]    Submission 14, p. 13.

[122]    Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16.

[123]    Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16.

[124]    Submission 5, p. 2 and Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 9; see also HREOC, Submission 19, p. 9.

[125]    Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 9.

[126]    Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 5 and see also p. 2.

[127]    Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 3.

[128]    Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 3.

[129]    Submission 19, p. 7, referring to Re Patrick (2002) 28 Fam LR 579; Re Mark (2003) 31 Fam LR 162.

[130]    Submission 19, p. 6.

[131]    Submission 5, p. 2.

[132]    Professor Jenni Millbank, Submission 5, p. 2 and Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 9; Mr Ghassan Kassisieh, NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, pp 2 and 4.

[133]    Mr Ghassan Kassisieh, NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 3.

[134]    Mr Ghassan Kassisieh, NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 3; see also Professor Jenni Millbank, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 10; referring to Kemble & Ebner [2008] FamCA 579 (28 May 2008).

[135]    Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 9.

[136]    Submission 5, pp 3-4; see also NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Submission 14, p. 13.

[137]    Submission 19, p. 4; see also Professor Jenni Millbank, Submission 5, pp 3-4; and NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Submission 14, p. 13; and Mr Graeme Innes and Ms Kate Temby, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 17-18

[138]    Professor Jenni Millbank, Submission 5, p. 2; HREOC, Submission 19, p. 7; see also NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Submission 14, pp 12-19 and Mr Ghassan Kassisieh, Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, pp 2 and 4; Associate Professor Miranda Stewart, Submission 25, p. 7.

[139]    Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 3.

[140]    Submission 21, p. 2; see also NSW Law Society, Submission 7, p. 2.

[141]    Submission 5, p. 2 and Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 10.

[142]    Submission 5, p. 4 and Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, pp 10-11.

[143]    HREOC, Submission 19, p. 9.

[144]    Mr Graeme Innes, Committee Hansard, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16; and see also Ms Kate Temby, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 17 and 19-20; and HREOC, Submission 19, pp 4 and 9.

[145]    Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 14.

[146]    Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 14; see also p. 15.

[147]    Committee Hansard: Same-Sex Superannuation Bill, 6 August 2008, p. 15.

[148]    Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 4.

[149]    Committee Hansard, 5 August 2008, p. 4.

[150]    Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 14; see also Standing Committee of Attorneys-General, Communiqué, 25 July 2008, paragraph 2.c, available at: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/robertmc.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2008_ThirdQuarter_25July2008-Communique-StandingCommitteeofAttorneys-General (accessed 13 August 2008).

[151]    See, for example, Submission f1, p. 1.

[152]    Submission 9, p. 6.

[153]    Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 2.

[154]    Submission 9, p. 6.

[155]    p. 3.

[156]    Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 14.

[157]    p. 3.

[158]    Submission 20, p. 2.

[159]    Submission 20, pp 3-4 and see also Mr Kennedy, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 10.

[160]    Submission 7, p. 1.

[161]    Submission 9, p. 5; see also Ms Judy Harrison, Submission 16, pp 4-5 and Ms Natascha Rohr, WLSA, Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 2 for reasons as to why couples might prefer to submit to the jurisdiction of the Family Court.

[162]    Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 7.

[163]    Ms Judy Harrison, Submission 16, p. 4; WLSA, Submission 9, p. 6.

[164]    WLSA, Submission 9, p. 6 and Ms Judy Harrison, Submission 16, pp 4-5.

[165]    See item 93 in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

[166]    See further Submission 7, pp 3 and 10.

[167]    See further Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 7.

[168]    Submission 7, p. 3.

[169]    Answers to questions on notice, received 20 August 2008, p. 7.

[170]    Submission 20, p. 3.

[171]    Submission 16, p. 3.

[172]    See further subsections 90SJ(1) and (2).

[173]    Submission 20, p. 2; see also Mr Ian Kennedy, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 14.

[174]    Submission 7, p. 5.

[175]    See further Submission 7, pp 7-9.

[176]    Submission 20, p. 3 and Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 9-11. Note that the Law Council undertook to provide on notice further details to the committee on the other technical issues it had identified. Unfortunately these had not been received at the time of writing.

[177]    Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 15 and also p. 18; see also Mr Ian Kennedy, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 11-12.

[178]    Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 14.

[179]    WA Attorney-General, Submission 1, p. 2; WA Family Court, Submission 10, p. 2; Law Society of WA, Submission j24, p. 2.

[180]    Submission 10, p. 1.

[181]    Submission 1, pp 1-2.

[182]    Submission 1, p. 2; see also Law Society of WA, Submission j24, p. 2.

[183]    Submission 10, p. 1.

[184]    Submission 10, p. 2.

[185]    See further Answers to questions on notice, 20 August 2008, p. 4.

[186]    See paras 3.135-3.137 of this chapter.