Footnotes

Child support legislation amendment (reform of the child support scheme - new formula and other measures) bill 2006

[1]        Information relating to the content of the Bill has been drawn largely from the relevant Explanatory Memorandum, available at http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=EMS&Criteria=BILL_ID:r2620%3BEM_TYPE:EM%3BSOURCE:House%3B

[2]        The Hon Mal Brough MP, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Child Support Reforms to Deliver Fairer System', Media Release, 28 February 2006.

[3]        P Parkinson, In the Best Interests of Children – Reforming the Child Support Scheme. Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support, May 2005.

[4]        House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs, Every Picture Tells a Story: Report on the Inquiry into child custody arrangements in the event of family separation, December 2003.

[5]        The Hon Mal Brough MP, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Child Support Reforms to Deliver Fairer System', Media Release, 28 February 2006.

[6]        Information relating to the content of the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme – Initial Measures) Act 2006  has been drawn largely from the relevant Explanatory Memorandum, available at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/Bills1.nsf/framelodgmentattachments/EE601B7897E087A1CA25716B001D42B8

[7]        The Hon Mal Brough MP, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Second Reading Speech, 14 September 2006.

[8]        Explanatory Memorandum, p.136.

[9]        Submission 13, p.5 (FaCSIA).

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp.135-136.

[11]      Submission 13, p.5 (FaCSIA).

[12]      P Parkinson, In the Best Interests of Children – Reforming the Child Support Scheme. Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support, May 2005, p.5.

[13]      Submission 13, p.5 (FaCSIA).

[14]      P Parkinson, In the Best Interests of Children – Reforming the Child Support Scheme. Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support, May 2005.

[15]      Submission 13, p.5 (FaCSIA).

[16]      Submission 13, p.6 (FaCSIA).

[17]      Submission 13, p.6 (FaCSIA).

[18]      Explanatory Memorandum, p.74. An example of a populated Table is shown at p.73.

[19]      Explanatory Memorandum, p.12.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum, p.12. For illustrative purposes only, based on the September 2005 MTAWE, the nominal self‑support amount for 2006 would be $16,793.

[21]      Submission 13, p.8 (FaCSIA).

[22]      The Hon Mal Brough MP, Second Reading Speech, p.2.

[23]      Submission 13, p.7 (FaCSIA).

[24]      The Hon Mal Brough MP, Second Reading Speech, p.2.

[25]      Explanatory Memorandum, p.12.

[26]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp.198-200.

[27]      Submission 13, p.7 (FaCSIA).

[28]      Explanatory Memorandum, p.198.

[29]      Submission 13, p.8 (FaCSIA).

[30]      The Hon Mal Brough MP, Second Reading Speech, p.3.

[31]      Submission 13, p.9 (FaCSIA).

[32]      The Hon Mal Brough MP, Second Reading Speech, p.3.

[33]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.17 (Men's Rights Agency).

[34]      Submission 24, p.1 (Mr S Brown).

[35]      Submission 3, Attachment p.2 (AIFS).

[36]      Submission 14, pp.1-2 (Prof P Parkinson).

[37]      Committee Hansard, 4.10.06, p.8 (LCA).

[38]      Submission 13, Supplementary Information 5.10.06, p.4 (FaCSIA).

[39]      Committee Hansard, 4.10.06, p.26 (NCSMC).

[40]      Committee Hansard, 4.10.06, p.39 (FaCSIA).

[41]      Submission 13, p.5 (FaCSIA).

[42]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.1 (LFAA).

[43]      Submission 17, p.4 (LFAA).

[44]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.3 (LFAA).

[45]      Submission 11, pp.3-4 (NCSMC); see also Submission 16, p.1 (Spark Resource Centre); Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.26 (NCSMC).

[46]      Submission 14, Supplementary Information, 9.10.06, p.1 (Prof P Parkinson).

[47]      Submission 11, p.4 (NCSMC); see also Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.24 (NCSMC).

[48]      Submission 17, pp.4-5 (LFAA).

[49]      Submission 30, p.2 (Men's Confraternity Inc).

[50]      Submission 5, p.1 (Dr M Lawrence).

[51]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, pp.17-18 (Men's Rights Agency).

[52]      Committee Hansard 29.9.06, p.20 (CSMC Vic).

[53]      Submission 6, p.1 (Mr D Hardidge); see also Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.20 (Men's Rights Agency).

[54]      Submission 17, p.3 (LFAA).

[55]      Committee Hansard 29.9.06, p. 2 (AIFS).

[56]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.35 (Prof P Parkinson).

[57]      Committee Hansard 29.9.06, p.2 (AIFS).

[58]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.33 (Prof P Parkinson).

[59]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.46 (FaCSIA).

[60]      Submission 13, p.7 (FaCSIA).

[61]      Submission 8, p.1 (Men's Rights Agency).

[62]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.18 (Men's Rights Agency).

[63]      Submission 30, pp.1-2 (Men's Confraternity Inc).

[64]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.36 (Prof P Parkinson).

[65]      Submission 11, p.3 (NCSMC).

[66]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06 pp.24-25 (NCSMC).

[67]      Submission 11, p.3 (NCSMC); see also Committee Hansard 4.10.06 pp.24-25 (NCSMC).

[68]      Submission 11, p.4 (NCSMC).

[69]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, pp.32-33 (Prof P Parkinson).

[70]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, pp.34-35 (Prof P Parkinson).

[71]      Submission 11, p.2 (NCSMC); see also Committee Hansard 4.10.06, pp.28,29-30 (NCSMC).

[72]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.20,22 (Men's Rights Agency).

[73]      Committee Hansard 29.9.06, pp.2-3 (AIFS).

[74]      Committee Hansard 29.9.06, p.5 (AIFS).

[75]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, pp.33-34 (Prof P Parkinson).

[76]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.37 (Prof P Parkinson).

[77]      Submission 13, p.7 (FaCSIA).

[78]      Submission 11, p.5 (NCSMC).

[79]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.29 (NCSMC).

[80]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.42 (FaCSIA).

[81]      Submission 13, p.10 (FaCSIA).

[82]      Submission 11, p.6 (NCSMC).

[83]      Submission 17, p.4 (LFAA).

[84]      Committee Hansard 29.9.06, p.6 (AIFS).

[85]      Submission 17, p.4 (LFAA).

[86]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, pp.41-42 (FaCSIA).

[87]      Submission 22, pp.4-5 (LCA).

[88]      Submission 13, Supplementary information, 5.10.06, p.4 (FaCSIA).

[89]      Submission 3, p.2 (AIFS).

[90]      Submission 8, p.1 (Men's Rights Agency); see also Submission 9, p.3 (Non-Custodial Parents Party).

[91]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.42 (FaCSIA).

[92]      Submission 10, p.3 (Prof B Fehlberg & Ms L Young).

[93]      Submission 10, p.3 (Prof B Fehlberg & Ms L Young).

[94]      Submission 10, p.4 (Prof B Fehlberg & Ms L Young).

[95]      Committee Hansard 4.10.06, p.23 (NCSMC).

[96]      Submission 14, p.2 (Prof P Parkinson).

[97]      Submission 10, pp.4-5 (Prof B Fehlberg & Ms L Young).

[98]      Committee Hansard, 29.9.06, p.24 (CSMC).

[99]      Submission 10, p.5 (Prof B Fehlberg & Ms L Young).

[100]    Submission 22, p.18 (LCA).

[101]    Submission 14, p.5 (Prof P Parkinson).

[102]    Submission 14, p.5 (Prof P Parkinson).

[103]    Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, p.1 (FaCSIA).

[104]    Explanatory Memorandum, pp.150-151.

[105]    Submission 22, p.17 (LCA).

[106]    Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, p.3 (FaCSIA).

[107]    Submission 22, p.6 (LCA).

[108]    Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, p.5 (FaCSIA).

[109]    Submission 22, p.6 (LCA).

[110]    Submission 10, p.5 (Prof B Fehlberg & Ms L Young).

[111]    Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, p.5 (FaCSIA).

[112]    Submission 22, p.9 (LCA).

[113]    Committee Hansard, 4.10.06, p.46 (FaCSIA).

[114]    Submission 14, p.3 (Prof P Parkinson).

[115]    Submission 19 (CSMC Vic).

[116]    Submission 22, p.10 (LCA).

[117]    Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, p.3 (FaCSIA).

[118]    Submission 22, p.10 (LCA).

[119]    Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, p.3 (FaCSIA).

[120]    Submission 9, pp.3-4 (Non-custodial Parents Party).

[121]    Committee Hansard 29.9.06, p.6 (AIFS).

[122]    Committee Hansard 29.9.06, p.15 (Ms K Ng).

[123]    Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, pp.5-6 (FaCSIA).

Additional comments by Labor and Greens Senators

[1] See for example Men's Rights Agency, Submission No. 8, page 1; National Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Submission No. 11, page 1; and Committee Hansard, Canberra, 4 October 2006, page 1.

[2] National Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Submission No. 11, pages 4 and 5.

[3] See for example Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 29 September 2006, page 22; and Committee Hansard, Canberra, 4 October 2006, pages 24-25.

[4] Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 29 September 2006, page 4.

[5] National Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Submission No. 11, page 3.

[6] Professor Patrick Parkinson, Additional Information, 9 October 2006, page 1.

[7] Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 29 September 2006, page 2; and Committee Hansard, Canberra, 4 October 2006, pages 33-35.

[8] National Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Submission No. 11, page 6.

[9] Committee Hansard, Canberra, 4 October 2006, pages 43-44.

[10] Committee Hansard, Canberra, 4 October 2006, page 45.

[11] National Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Submission No. 11, pages 2-3; and Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Submission No. 19, page 3.

[12] Committee Hansard, Canberra, 4 October 2006, page 28.

[13] Committee Hansard, Canberra, 4 October 2006, page 38.

[14] Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 29 September 2006, pages 2-3.

[15] Professor Patrick Parkinson, Submission No. 14, page 2.

Appendix 3 -Department of families, community services and indigenous affairs reponses to matters raised by the law council of Australia

[1]        Submission 13, Supplementary Information, 5.10.06, pp.2-4 (FaCSIA).