Submissions received by the Committee

International child abduction to and from Australia

Submissions received by the Committee

Sub No.

1Mr Matthew Wyman (PDF 3703KB) 
2Mr Craig Cannock (PDF 231KB) 
3Ms Robin Bowles (PDF 23KB) 
4Dads on the Air, Australia (PDF 130KB) 
5Mr Graham Douglas (PDF 106KB) 
6Mr Michael Nicholls QC (PDF 1696KB) 
7Mr Lauchlan Leishman (PDF 1303KB) 
8Department of Families and Community Services New South Wales (PDF 2349KB) 
9Women Everywhere Advocating Violence Elimination Inc (WEAVE Inc) (PDF 223KB) 
10National Council of Single Mothers and their Children (PDF 102KB) 
11International Social Service, Australia (PDF 132KB) 
12Reunite International Child Abduction Centre (PDF 1298KB) 
13Family Law Council (PDF 69KB) Attachment 1(PDF 287KB) Attachment 2(PDF 21KB) 
14Confidential
15Mr Daniel Wass (PDF 23KB) 
16Confidential
17Justice for Children (PDF 189KB) 
18Confidential
19Confidential
20Single Mothers, Youth and Family Law Reform Organisation Inc (PDF 680KB) 
21The Law Society of New South Wales (PDF 17804KB) 
22Mr Ken Thompson (PDF 164KB) 
23Ms Carolyn Smith (PDF 53KB) 
24Department of Communities Queensland (PDF 973KB) 
25Queensland Law Society (PDF 491KB) 
26ChilOut - Children Out of Immigration Detention (PDF 60KB) Attachment 1(PDF 147KB) Attachment 2(PDF 80KB) 
27Mr George Obiso (PDF 102KB) 
28Confidential
29Northern Territory Government (PDF 1038KB) 
30Sole Parents' Union (PDF 238KB) 
31Australian Federal Police (PDF 116KB) 
32Attorney-General's Department (PDF 630KB) Attachment 1(PDF 1029KB) Attachment 2(PDF 249KB) Attachment 3(PDF 251KB) Attachment 4(PDF 172KB) Attachment 5(PDF 258KB) Attachment 6(PDF 4520KB) Attachment 7(PDF 37KB) Attachment 8(PDF 292KB) Attachment 9(PDF 459KB) Attachment 10(PDF 85KB) 
33Women's Legal Services Australia (PDF 231KB) 
34Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (PDF 193KB) 
35Hon Diana Bryant, Chief Justice, Family Court of Australia (PDF 397KB) 
36Australian Law Reform Commission (PDF 100KB) 
37National Legal Aid  (PDF 128KB) 
38Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting) (PDF 12KB) 
39Law Council of Australia (PDF 451KB) 
40Confidential
41Confidential
42Mr Phil McIntyre (PDF 145KB) 


Additional Information Received

1Tabled by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at a public hearing in Canberra on 26 August 2011: Consular Handbook - 43.8 Consular fees(PDF 155KB) 
2Tabled by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at a public hearing in Canberra on 26 August 2011: Consular Handbook - Annex 43C: Consular fees(PDF 496KB) 
3Provided by the Australian Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 29 August 2011: Australian Passport Office brochure, 'Children and Parental Consent'(PDF 999KB) 
4Tabled by the Attorney General's Department at a public hearing in Canberra on 22 September 2011: letter from the Family Law Council(PDF 1783KB) 

Answers to Questions on Notice

1Reponse to Questions on Notice provided by the Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia on 12 September 2011(PDF 58KB) 
2Response to Questions on Notice provided by the Attorney-General's Department on 16 September 2011(PDF 135KB) 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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