At the request of the committee, the following list was compiled by the Australian Parliamentary Library from the Tabled Papers Register and shows all bills proposing to amend the Family Law Act 1975 (FLA) that have been referred to a parliamentary committee for inquiry and report. This does not include private senators and members bills.
The most recent compilation of the FLA provides a legislation history in the endnotes. The legislation history indicates that there have been 116 Acts that have amended the FLA.
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YEAR REPORT
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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE INQUIRIES INTO THE PROVISIONS OF FAMILY LAW BILLS
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1995
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Reform Bill 1994 and Family Law Reform Bill (No. 2) 1994 (Exposure Draft)–First Report, March 1995; Second Report, June 1995.
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1999
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment Bill 1999–Report, December 1999.
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2000
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Senate Select Committee on Superannuation and Financial Services
Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2000–Interim Report, November 2000.
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2001
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Senate Select Committee on Superannuation and Financial Services
Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2000–Report, March 2001.
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2002
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Senate Standing Family Law Amendment (Child Protection Convention) Bill 2002–Report, May 2002.
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2003
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment Bill 2003 [Provisions]–Report, August 2003.
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2004
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment Bill 2004 [Provisions]–Report, July 2004.
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2005
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House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Exposure Draft of the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005–Report, August 2005.
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2006
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005 [Provisions]––Report, March 2006.
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2008
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [Provisions]–Report, August 2008.
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2011
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House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs
Advisory report of the inquiry into the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011–Report, May 2011. [Inquiry did not proceed due to Senate inquiry into Bill]
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [Provisions]–Report, August 2011.
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2016
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (Financial Agreements and Other Measures) Bill 2015–Report, February 2016.
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2018
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (Parenting Management Hearings) Bill 2017–Report, March 2018.
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2018
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2017–Report, April 2018.
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2018
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2018 [Provisions]–Report, August 2018.
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2019
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018 [Provisions]; Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018 [Provisions]–Report, February 2019.
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018 [Provisions]; Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018 [Provisions]–Dissenting Report.
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2020
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (Western Australia De Facto Superannuation Splitting and Bankruptcy) Bill 2019 [Provisions]–Report, March 2020.
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