Concerns about New Inquiry into Family Law

Over 100 peak bodies and practitioners working to respond and prevent violence against women and children have launched a joint statement rejecting the legitimacy of the Federal Government’s new Family Law Inquiry.

They have called on the government to stop putting victim/survivors of violence at risk by:

• making sure courts implement consistent screening and risk assessment to protect children and parents at risk of violence
• creating a specialist case management stream for family violence matters
• ensuring courts have access to all relevant information by establishing a national information sharing framework
• implementing an accreditation framework for all court officials and family law practitioners and professionals.

(Source: AWAVA website, 23/10/19)