Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 [Provisions]

On 13 May 2021, the Senate referred the provisions of the Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 July 2021.

The deadline for submissions to this inquiry is 18 June 2021.

Submitters should read and consider the bill carefully and provide a submission that directly addresses the bill. You should also carefully consider the appropriateness of providing personal information and documents, such as names, birthdates, details of legal proceedings and/or copies of legal documents.

It is not the role of the committee to resolve or arbitrate individual matters.

The committee may decide not to accept or not to publish material that includes personal information and/or documents, that is not relevant to the bill, or which reflects adversely on others.

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1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732

Lifeline on 13 11 14

Men's Referral Service on 1300 766 491

MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978

Kids Help Line on 1800 551 800

Relationships Australia on 1300 364 277

Family Relationships Online on 1800 050 321

Financial Counselling Australia on 1800 007 007

Emergency services on 000 (triple zero) if you are in immediate danger

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

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

About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Family Law Act 1975 to establish new federal family violence orders which, if breached, could be criminally enforced. The bill would allow a listed court to make a federal family violence order where the court is satisfied that a person has been or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it is likely that they will be subjected to family violence or, in the case of children, the child has been or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it is likely that they will be subjected or exposed to family violence.



Past Public Hearings

14 Jul 2021: Canberra

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Inquiry Status

Submissions Closed

Accessibility

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