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Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [Provisions]

Submissions received from organisations

Sub No.  
1 Attorney General for Western Australia - Jim McGinty MLA (PDF 697KB)
2 Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (PDF 44KB)
3 Lesbian and Gay Solidarity (LGS) Melbourne (PDF 10KB)
4 FamilyVoice Australia (PDF 77KB)
5 Professor Jenni Millbank, Faculty of Law, UTS  (PDF 69KB)
6 Professor Patrick Parkinson - University of Sydney (PDF 103KB)
7 The Law Society of NSW (PDF 3203KB)
8 Let's Get Equal Campaign (SA) (PDF 19KB)
9 Women's Legal Services Australia (PDF 469KB)
10

Family Court of Western Australia (PDF 88KB)

11 New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties (PDF 53KB)
12 Australian Evangelical Alliance Inc (PDF 20KB)
13 Lone Fathers Association (Australia) Inc (PDF 18KB)
14 NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (PDF 279KB)
14a NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby - supplementary submission (PDF 68KB)
15 Australian Family Association (SA) (PDF 11KB)
16

Judy Harrison, Senior Lecturer, ANU College of Law (PDF 888KB)

17 Australian Institute of Family Studies (PDF 158KB)
18 Australian Coalition for Equality (PDF 108KB)
19 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (PDF 51KB)
20 Law Council of Australia - Family Law Section (PDF 45KB)
21 Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (PDF 17KB)
22 Shared Parenting Council of Australia (PDF 866KB)
23 Fatherhood Foundation (PDF 11KB), attachment A (PDF 934KB), attachment B (PDF 649KB)
24 Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group (PDF 65KB)
25

Associate Professor Miranda Stewart (PDF 67KB)

Attachment A - article from the Sydney Law Review (2006) (PDF 396KB)

26 Lyndoch Lutheran Parish (PDF 255KB)
27 Industry Funds Forum (PDF 527KB)
28 Dr Dorothy Kovacs-member of the Victorian Bar (PDF 149KB)

 

Submissions received from individuals

Sub No.  
m1 John Goldbaum (PDF 6KB)
m2 Wendy Smith (PDF 6KB)
m3 Michael Smith and Warren Fuge (PDF 20KB)
m4 Claire Watkins (PDF 4KB)
m5 Martin Sobey (PDF 6KB)
m6 Michelle Parker, Gemma Misrachi, Pia Struwe, Roz Smart (PDF 9KB)
m7 C. D. Parkin
m8 F. C. Brohier
m9 Chris Hart
m10 Martin Bleby
m11 Rev Ian Millican
m12 Roger McWhinney
m13 Carol Dale
m14 Peter Rice
m15 Confidential
m16 Rev Gordon C M Boughton
m17 George Craggs
m18 Michael Nakhla
m19 Margaret Baguley
m20 Anthony C Flatcher
m21 Raelene Hampel
m22 Confidential
m23 William Schaefer
m24 Confidential
m25 Leanne Flanagan
m26 Jim Woulfe and Andreas Ohm
m27 Andrew Soper
m28 Glenice Vladich
m29 Colin Smith
m30 Confidential
m31 Ian Joyner
m32 Murray and Barbara Morton
m33 Mark Bartlett
m34 W.A. Burnell
m35 David Rogerson Major
m36 E.D (Ted) Lang
m37 David Boothey
m38 Mrs Merle Rodd
m39 Mark Orr
m40 Roger Dalton
m41 Ben Everingham
m42 Mrs Allison Bennett
m43 Susan Laris
m44 Solomon Jale
m45 Andrew and Carolyn Ewers
m46 Dr Donald W Hardgrave
m47 Robyn Martin
m48 Kris Wheeler
m49 S R (Ron) Moulton
m50 Marie and Howard Hogan
m51 John and Valerie Flanagan
m52 Ian D.M. Dickson
m53 Margaret J Dickson
m54 Owen and Bronya Mulder
m55 David Glen
m56 Mrs Betty Oldfield
m57 Anthony P McGregor
m58  Confidential
m59 Margaret and Louis Ackerman
m60 Dr Jamie Mattner
m61 Steve Flanagan
m62 Esther Herschell
m63 David and Pat Williamson
m64 Confidential
m65 Gary Weston
m66 Pieter Dijkstal
m67 Preben Larsen and Gunnel Larsen
m68 Bob Loveys
m69 Mr Robert and Mrs Dahlis Willcocks
m70 Phillip Gummerson
m71 Arthur Gilmour
m72 R.R. Scott 
m73 Ms Mariska van de Loo
m74 Renalda Fuentes
m75 Ron and Margaret Gillie
m76 Mrs Anna Sheperd
m77 Troy Hart
m78 Ken and Evelyn Graham
m79 Alison Heuchan
m80 Wendy C. Scrimgeour
m81 Richard J Moore
m82 Marion Dingwall

 

Form Letters and Petitions

Sub No.  
f1

Variations on a standard letter received from 169 individuals:
Example (PDF 15KB), List of submitters (PDF 11KB)

f2

Standard letter received from 17 individuals:
Example (PDF 11KB), List of submitters (PDF 5KB)

 

 

Submissions addressing the committee's inquiries into Same-Sex Relationship (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws-Superannuation) Bill 2008, Family law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 and Evidence Amendment Bill 2008

Sub No.  
j1 Variations on a standard form letter received from 41 individuals:
example (PDF 14KB), list of submitters (PDF 10KB)
j2 Andrew Elder
j3 Patrick Seedsman
j4 Name Withheld
j5 Brian Greig
j6 Queensland Association for Healthy Communities
j7 Tom Wise
j8 Mr D I Nicholson
j9 Keith and Shiela Thompson
j10 Melanie Vella
j11 Name withheld (PDF 10KB)
j12 E R Peel
j13 Adrian Gunton
j14 Rev. J.E. and Mrs Studd
j15 Mark Ford
j16 Arun
j17 Johannes Pors
j18 Martin and Fiona Cran
j19 Moreen and Max Clanfield
j20 Spencer Gear MA
j21 Peter Hibbert
j22 Alan Bailey
j23 Dallas Clarnette
j24 The Law Society of Western Australia (PDF 1502KB)
j25 Peter Jenkins
j26 Matthew Bowles
j27 Ken and Jean West
j28 Denis Colbourn
j29 Maxwell J Hilbig
j30 John Caldwell
j31 Andrew James Brumpton
j32 Lyn and Michael Lawson
j33 Nick Goumas
j34 Jonathan Fry
j35 Metro Church Melbourne - Pete Buckley
j36 Mr D.I. Nicholson
j37 Tom and Amanda McInnerney
j38 Robert Barden
j39 Confidential submittor
j40 Beryl Turnbull
j41 Michael Thorpe
j42 Raymond G Coughlan
j43 Simon Lambourne
j44 Mrs Jill M Wehr
j45 Elizabeth Ryan
j46 Dan and Adeline Keenan
j47 John Kingsmill
j48 Tom and Jenine Foster
j49 Mrs Karen Nelson
j50 Mrs J. A. Miller
j51 Gae Harris
j52 Lindsay and Lioubov Wright
j53 Margaret Laundy
j54 Frederik and Geraldena Bekker
j55

Walter Lee - part A (PDF 42KB), part B (PDF 32KB), part C (PDF 27KB), part D (PDF 18KB)

attachment 1 (PDF 1767KB), attachment 2 (PDF 156KB), attachment 3 (PDF 78KB), attachment 4 (PDF 208KB), attachment 5 (PDF 75KB), attachment 6 (PDF 81KB), attachment 7 (PDF 109KB), attachment 8 (PDF 609KB), attachment 9 (PDF 165KB)

j56 Salt Shakers Inc (PDF 86KB)
j57 Christine Loundes
j58 Steve Landers
j59 Wayne Morgan, Senior Lecturer on Law, ANU College of Law (PDF 37KB)
j60

Variations on a standard letter received from 16 individuals:

example (PDF 10KB), list of submitters (PDF 5KB)

j61 Name withheld
j62 Name withheld
j63 Greg Chenhall
j64 Reg and Patricia Brody

 

Additional Information

1

Kate Whitehouse - Honours Thesis: 'A Political Trophy or an Essential Human Right?

The Federal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships' (PDF 244KB)

2 Attorney-General's Department: answers to Questions on Notice, received 20 August 2008 (PDF 38KB)
3 Australian Institute of Family Studies: answers to Questions on Notice, received 20 August 2008 (PDF 2997KB)
4

Document tabled by NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby at a public hearing, 5 August 2008:

Kemble & Ebner, [2008] FamCA CAF461/06 (PDF 1795KB)

5

Document tabled by Institute of Family Studies at a public hearing, 6 August 2008:

Snapshots of Family Relationships by Lixia Qu and Ruth Weston (PDF 1604KB)

6

Document tabled by Attorney-General's Department at a public hearing, 7 August 2008:

Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (PDF 512KB)

7

Document tabled by Attorney-General's Department at a public hearing, 7 August 2008:

Same-sex discrimination press conference transcript (PDF 1601KB)

8

Document tabled by Attorney-General's Department at a public hearing, 7 August 2008:

The 7:30 Report interview transcript - 'McClelland Strikes out against discrimination against same sex couples' (PDF 1047KB)

9 Attorney-General's Department: answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 August 2008 (PDF 16KB)
10 Law Council of Australia-Family Law Section: answers to Questions on Notice, received 28 August 2008 (PDF 49KB)

 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au