Appendix 2

Public Hearings

Friday, 9 October 2020
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Law Council of Australia
Ms Pauline Wright, President
Mr Paul Doolan, Chair, Family Law Section
New South Wales Bar Association
Mr Michael McHugh SC, Senior Vice-President
Mr Michael Kearney SC, Chair - Family Law Committee
Professor Patrick Parkinson, Private capacity
Relationships Australia
Dr Susan Cochrane, National Policy Manager
Mr Nick Tebbey, National Executive Officer
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
Ms Roxanne Moore, Executive Officer
Community Legal Centres Australia
Mr Nassim Arrage, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Women Against Violence Alliance
Ms Tina Dixson, Acting Program Manager
Women's Legal Services Australia
Ms Angela Lynch, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Liz Snell, Spokesperson

Friday, 6 November 2020
Committee Room
Parliament House
Canberra
Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Mr David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar
Ms Virginia Wilson, Deputy Principal Registrar and National Family Law Registrar
Attorney General's Department
Mr Iain Anderson, Deputy Secretary, Legal Services and Families Group
Mr Cameron Gifford, First Assistant Secretary, Families and Legal System Division
Ms Dianne Orr, Acting Assistant Secretary, Family Law Branch

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About this inquiry

The bills would bring the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia together into an overarching, unified administrative structure to be known as the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and make consequential amendments.



Past Public Hearings

06 Nov 2020: Canberra
09 Oct 2020: Canberra