I am therefore delighted to have been able to drive
reform and modernisation in this critical area and to put in place a
process and structure which facilitates a coherent and integrated approach to resolving certain
family law disputes.
For an overview of the status of representation provisions in all Australian jurisdictions in respect of civil,
family and care and protection matters, see Australian
Law Reform Commission and HREOC, Seen and Heard: Priority for Children in the Legal
Process, ALRC Report No. 84, 1997, Chapter 13.