Public Hearing - Canberra, Friday 8 July 2011

Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [Provisions]

Public Hearing - Canberra, Friday 8 July 2011

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

8.30 am - 3.30 pm

Time Witness

8.30am – 9.00am

Professor Richard Chisholm (Submission 203)
Australian Law Reform Commission (Submission 69) (via teleconference)
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President
Ms Sara Peel, Legal Officer

9.00am – 9.30am

Family Law Council (Submission 113) (via teleconference)
Ms Nicola Davies, Director Family Law, Civil Justice and Advice Services, Qld
Mr Clive Price, Executive Director, Uniting Care Unifam Counselling and Mediation, NSW
Australian Institute of Family Studies (Submission 174) (via teleconference)
Ms Ruth Weston, Assistant Director (Research)
Dr Rae Kaspiew, Senior Research Fellow

9.30am – 10.30am

Lone Fathers Association (Submission 190)
Mr Barry Williams, National President
Mr James Carter, Policy Adviser
Men's Rights Agency (Submission 170)
Ms Sue Price, Director
Dads in Distress Support Services (Submission 44)
Mr Dean Mason, Chairperson (via teleconference)

10.30am – 11.15am

Women's Legal Services Australia (Submission 62)
Ms Angela Lynch, Women's Legal Service (Qld)
Ms Zita Ngor, National Law Reform Coordinator
Victims of Crime Assistance League (Submission 166) (via teleconference)
Ms Robyn Cotterell‑Jones, Executive Director

11.15am – 11.45am

Council of Single Mothers and their Children (Submission 74) (via teleconference)
Ms Kerry Davies, Project Officer

11.45am – 12.15pm

Family Court of Australia (Submission 39)
The Hon. Justice Steven Strickland
The Hon. Deputy Chief Justice John Faulks

12.15pm – 1.00pm

Lunch break

1.00pm – 1.45pm

Justice for Children (Submission 189)
Emeritus Professor Freda Briggs AO
Dr Elspeth McInnes (via teleconference)

1.45pm – 2.15pm

Family Relationship Services Australia (Submission 163)
Ms Samantha Page, Executive Director

2.15pm – 2.45pm

Law Council of Australia (Submission 200) (via teleconference)
Mr Geoffrey Sinclair, Chair, Family Law Section

2.45pm – 3.30pm

Attorney–General's Department (No Submission)
Ms Toni Pirani, Assistant Secretary, Family Law Branch
Ms Sandra Henderson‑Kelly, Principal Legal Officer, Family Law Branch

Chair: Senator Trish Crossin; Deputy Chair: Senator Gary Humphries; Secretary: Julie Dennett

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:+61 2 6277 3560
Fax:+61 2 6277 5794
Email:legcon.sen@aph.gov.au