Proceedings of the International Forum on Family Relationships in Transition
Legislative, practical and policy responses
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Overview
1-2 December 2005
Edited by Bruce Smyth, Nicholas Richardson and Grace Soriano
Contents
Introductory pages
Director's foreword
About the editors
Acknowledgements
Message from the Prime Minister
Program
Opening ministerial addresses
A new family law system - The Honourable Philip Ruddock
Family support services and program responses - Senator the Honourable Kay Patterson
Keynote address: The proposed reforms and the Family Court - The Honourable Chief Justice Diana Bryant
Keynote address: The proposed reforms and the Federal Magistrates Court - Chief Federal Magistrate John Pascoe, AO
Panel: The Australian family law reform package
Opening remarks - Professor Patrick Parkinson
Session A: Legislative change - Mr Kym Duggan and Professor John Dewar
Session B: Family services and the Family Relationship Centres - Ms Sue Pidgeon and Ms Deborah Winkler
Session C: Child support - Dr Matthew Gray, Mr Wayne Jackson and Federal Magistrate Grant Riethmuller
Introductory address by the Governor-General
Keynote address: The United States experience - Dr Joan Kelly
Panel: Innovative practices 1
Opening remarks - Dr Andrew Bickerdike
A 'child responsive' program in the Family Court of Australia - Ms Dianne Gibson
Therapeutic program for litigating clients after separation - Mr Clive Price
'Bringing fathers in': International perspectives on father-inclusive practice - Dr Adrienne Burgess
Beyond 'innovative projects' to 'innovative strategies' - Mr Matt Miller
Panel and demonstration: Innovative practices 2 - Hearing children
Opening remarks - Professor Alan Hayes and Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney
A case study from Vietnam - Mr Le Do Ngoc
Hearing children's wishes: Practice of the Singapore Family Court in divorce proceedings - Ms Hoo Sheau Peng
Child sensitive practices in family law disputes: Are we finally beginning to get it right? - Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney
Keynote address: The Canadian experience - Professor Nicholas Bala
Panel: Practical resources for separating families
Opening remarks - Dr Bruce Smyth
Parenting plan models: Ideas and examples - Dr Joan Kelly
Resources for separating parents - Dr Paul Murphy
Connecting clients: CSA products and services to support separated parents - Mr Trevor Sutton
Keynote address: The New Zealand experience - Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier
Panel: Perspectives from East Asia
Opening remarks - Ms Annabelle Cassells and Ms Ruth Weston
Brief introduction to the legislation on marriage and family in China - Ms Ni Chunxia
Family empowerment in Indonesia - Dr Sulistiati
The Malaysian experience - Mme Aminah Abdul Rahman
The management of family violence in Singapore - Ms Corinne Koh
The Vietnamese experience - Mr Le Do Ngoc
Panel: Safety issues, mental health issues and the family law system
Opening remarks - Associate Professor Judy Cashmore
Barriers to meeting the needs of victims of domestic violence in the family law system - Dr Juliet Behrens
The Columbus program in Western Australia - Principal Registrar David Monaghan
Mental health and the family law system - Professor Bryan Rodgers
Family violence: Policy and legislative framework - Dr Rajen Prasad
Panel: Accessing the family law system
Opening remarks - Associate Professor Tom Altobelli
Challenges to accessing the family law system - Ms Nicola Atwool
Indigenous Family Consultants at the Family Court of Australia - Ms Josephine Akee
Summary and key learnings - Professor Richard Chisholm