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

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Family Law Act 1975
  to protect children and families at risk of violence or abuse by: prioritising the safety of children in parenting matters; including harmful behaviour in the definitions of ‘abuse’ and ‘family violence’; requiring family consultants, family counsellors, family dispute resolution practitioners and legal practitioners to prioritise the safety of children; placing additional reporting requirements on certain parties to provide evidence to courts; and state and territory child protection authorities participating in family law proceedings where appropriate; and
Bankruptcy Act 1966
  and
Family Law Act 1975
  to make technical amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
24 Mar 2011	Introduced and read a first time
24 Mar 2011	Second reading moved
26 May 2011	Second reading debate
30 May 2011	Second reading debate
30 May 2011	Second reading agreed to
30 May 2011	Third reading agreed to

Senate
14 Jun 2011	Introduced and read a first time
14 Jun 2011	Second reading moved
22 Nov 2011	Second reading debate
22 Nov 2011	Second reading agreed to
22 Nov 2011	Third reading agreed to : Amendment details: 6 Government agreed to

House of Representatives
24 Nov 2011	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

24 Nov 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
07 Dec 2011	Assent Act no.: 189 Year: 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Replacement explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 7150] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Government [sheet BT208]
Opposition [sheet 7149] BRANDIS, Sen George

House of Representatives
Non-Government KEENAN, Michael, MP

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/03/2011): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (22/08/2011)
Referred to Committee (10/05/2011): House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs; Committee report (12/05/2011)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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