Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Why standard assessment processes are culturally inappropriate
Shortcomings raised by participants in relation to assessment procedures when used to assess potential Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers
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Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Shortcomings raised by participants in relation to assessment procedures when used to assess potential Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers
Family Matters article Sep 2010
This paper reports on a project conducted in the Australian Capital Territory where young people talked about how their lives had been affected by parental alcohol or other drug use.
Family Matters article Dec 1992
This article reports on three papers on children's rights and parental responsibilities presented at the fifth National Family Law Conference hosted by the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia in Perth in September 1992.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
This article examines the content and implications of the decision made in the case of In re Marion (1991) FLC 92-193, which considered the rights and responsibilities of the parents of an intellectually disabled teenage girl.
Family Matters article Sep 2010
This article describes a form of lawyer-assisted family dispute resolution (FDR), known as collaborative practice.
Family Matters article Jan 2008
This 'family law update' examines recent developments in Australian family law, mid-way through the phased-in family law system reform period.
Family Matters article Jun 2005
This article re-examines the notion of time in the context of post-separation parenting.
Family Matters article Sep 1995
This article briefly describes the role of the Family Law Council, an advisory body set up to advise the Attorney-General on the operation of the Family Law Act and related legislation, legal aid in family law, and any other relevant matter.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.
Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article examines how the Institute has developed over the past 21 years, reflects upon its performance against the expectations held, and looks forward to what might be achieved in the future.