Additional Documents

Answers to Questions on Notice

Answer to a question taken on notice by Legal Aid NSW at a public hearing in Canberra on 14 July 2021 (received 19 July 2021).

PDF: Answers to questions taken on notice by the Legal Services Commission of South Australia at a public hearing in Canberra on 14 July 2021 (received 21 July 2021)

Answers to questions taken on notice by the Legal Services Commission of South Australia at a public hearing in Canberra on 14 July 2021 (received 21 July 2021)

PDF: Answers to questions taken on notice by the Attorney-General's Department at a public hearing in Canberra on 14 July 2021 (received 22 July 2021)

Answers to questions taken on notice by the Attorney-General's Department at a public hearing in Canberra on 14 July 2021 (received 22 July 2021)

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About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Family Law Act 1975 to establish new federal family violence orders which, if breached, could be criminally enforced. The bill would allow a listed court to make a federal family violence order where the court is satisfied that a person has been or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it is likely that they will be subjected to family violence or, in the case of children, the child has been or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it is likely that they will be subjected or exposed to family violence.

Past Public Hearings

14 Jul 2021: Canberra

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Inquiry Status

Submissions Closed

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