Conference Proceedings
Marrickville Legal Centre Family Law Forum
"Changes in Family Law and the Impact on Victims of Domestic Violence"
8 December 2005 ~ The Borgia Community Centre, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
OBJECTIVE OF THE FORUM
To inform service providers about current programs within the family law context that can respond to victims of domestic violence and to highlight the implications of proposed changes to the Family Law Act for women and children experiencing domestic violence.
Judge Faulks (Deputy Chief Justice, Family Court of Australia) Recent Changes & Developments in the Family Law Court Overview of the Children Cases Program; the Child Responsive Pilot Program and other recent developments introduced into the Family Court. |
Rachael Field (Lecturer, School of Justice Studies, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology) Supporting the Participation of Victims of Domestic Violence in Family Mediation Contextual framework of mediating when intimate partner violence is a factor and description of her alternative legal mediation model for women survivors of domestic violence when negotiating the new Family Law system. |
Julia Pullen (Senior Family Law Mediator and Conciliator, Relationships Australia VIC (RAV)) Family Violence and Family Mediation Relationships Australia’s involvement with training and screening processes for RAV mediation services;
as developed in conjunction with Allie Bailey from Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) Victoria. |
Zoë Sharman (Counsellor, Jannawi Family Centre) Wafa Zaim, Kristin Dawson and Sue Anderson (Canterbury Domestic Violence Liaison Committee) Listening to Women’s Voices - Conversations with Women about Domestic Violence and Family Law Presenting findings from women’s focus groups and interviews regarding the Family Law Process and Domestic Violence. |
