FAMILY LAW COUNCIL MINUTES 17-19 February 2015 Location: Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts, Melbourne VIC Present Members: (Chair) Professor Helen Rhoades Melbourne University VIC – – Justice Robert Benjamin Family Court of Australia TAS – – Ms Jennie Hannan Anglicare WA WA – – Dr Rae Kaspiew Australian Institute of Family Studies VIC – – Judge Kevin Lapthorn Federal Circuit Court QLD – – Ms Colleen Wall Nguin Warrup (Black Drum) Ltd QLD – – Ms Kylie Beckhouse Legal Aid NSW NSW – – Mr Jeremy Culshaw Culshaw Miller Lawyers - WA – Observers: Ms Pam Hemphill Family Law Courts SA – – Professor Lawrie Moloney Australian Institute of Family Studies VIC – – Dr Rachel Carson Australian Institute of Family Studies VIC – – Ms Adele Byrne Federal Circuit Court VIC – – Magistrate David Monaghan Family Court of Western Australia WA – – Mr Geoff Sinclair Family Law Section Law Council of Australia QLD – – – Ms Angela Filippello Family Court of Australia NSW – – Ms Rose Beynon Family and Relationship Services Australia ACT – – Ms Tamsyn Harvey Attorney-General’s Department ACT – – Ms Lisa Zehetner Attorney-General’s Department ACT – – Secretariat: Ms Kim Howatson Attorney-General’s Department ACT – – Researchers: Ms Anita Mackay University of Melbourne VIC – – Ms Jo O’Donohue University of Melbourne VIC – – Summary of Actions Arising Status completed (i) Secretariat to mark November 2014 meeting minutes as final and arrange for the minutes for June and November 2014 to be uploaded onto Council’s webpage. (ii) Secretariat to settle February and May/June 2016 meeting dates by email. completed (iii) Professor Rhoades to respond to FRSA’s correspondence regarding funding completed for specialised family violence programs. (iv) Magistrate David Monaghan (Family Court of Western Australia) to provide underway the revised practice directions to Council’s Secretariat for distribution. (v) Mr Geoff Sinclair (Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia) to underway provide the Secretariat a copy of his report for distribution. The following is a summary of items discussed:
FAMILY LAW COUNCIL MINUTES 17-19 February 2015 Location: Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts, Melbourne VIC Present Members: (Chair) Professor Helen Rhoades – Melbourne University – VIC Justice Robert Benjamin – Family Court of Australia – TAS Ms Jennie Hannan – Anglicare WA – WA Dr Rae Kaspiew – Australian Institute of Family Studies – VIC Judge Kevin Lapthorn – Federal Circuit Court – QLD Ms Colleen Wall – Nguin Warrup (Black Drum) Ltd – QLD Ms Kylie Beckhouse – Legal Aid NSW – NSW Mr Jeremy Culshaw – Culshaw Miller Lawyers - WA Observers: Ms Pam Hemphill – Family Law Courts – SA Professor Lawrie Moloney – Australian Institute of Family Studies – VIC Dr Rachel Carson – Australian Institute of Family Studies – VIC Ms Adele Byrne – Federal Circuit Court – VIC Magistrate David Monaghan – Family Court of Western Australia – WA Mr Geoff Sinclair – Family Law Section – Law Council of Australia – QLD Ms Angela Filippello – Family Court of Australia – NSW Ms Rose Beynon – Family and Relationship Services Australia – ACT Ms Tamsyn Harvey – Attorney-General’s Department – ACT Ms Lisa Zehetner – Attorney-General’s Department – ACT Secretariat: Ms Kim Howatson – Attorney-General’s Department – ACT Researchers: Ms Anita Mackay – University of Melbourne – VIC Ms Jo O’Donohue – University of Melbourne – VIC Summary of Actions Arising Status (i) Secretariat to mark November 2014 meeting minutes as final and arrange for the minutes for June and November 2014 to be uploaded onto Council’s webpage. completed (ii) Secretariat to settle February and May/June 2016 meeting dates by email. completed (iii) Professor Rhoades to respond to FRSA’s correspondence regarding funding for specialised family violence programs. completed (iv) Magistrate David Monaghan (Family Court of Western Australia) to provide the revised practice directions to Council’s Secretariat for distribution. underway (v) Mr Geoff Sinclair (Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia) to provide the Secretariat a copy of his report for distribution. underway The following is a summary of items discussed: