Families and Marriage Publications

A full list of Family Law Council members, dating back to November 1976.

The Final Report to the Attorney-General, delivered on 30 June 2016, focused on terms three, four and five of the reference. The report concentrates on opportunities to enhance collaboration and information sharing within the family law system as well as other support services such as child protection, mental health, family violence, drug and alcohol, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and migrant services.

In 2016, KPMG was engaged to provide advice and assist in identifying how the future needs of the Australian community for family law services (FLS) can be best met over the long term and in a sustainable way.

Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs report: Roundtable on Surrogacy – December 2015.

Registration and removal of marriage celebrants. Form to be used by Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriage

This report sets out the overall findings of the Evaluation of the 2012 Family Violence Amendments, examining the effects of amendments that were intended to improve the family law system’s responses to matters involving family violence and safety concerns.

The guide helps applications understand the requirements your application must satisfy in order to meet the terms of the convention.

The Agreement establishes a framework between the governments of Australia and Egypt to assist parents of either country to resolve disputes across international borders concerning their children.

The Agreement establishes a framework between the governments of Australia and Lebanon to assist parents of either country to resolve disputes across international borders concerning their children.

Please read this Guide carefully before completing the Application Form for the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding Cooperation on Protecting the Welfare of Children.

Please read this Guide carefully before completing the Application Form for the Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Lebanon regarding Cooperation on Protecting the Welfare of Children.

Information to help you complete each section of the application form for access to a child under the Hague Convention.

Performance measures and KPIs for how we manage the Marriage Celebrants Program.

The Interim Report to the Attorney-General focused on the first two terms of reference that address the prospect of having a streamlined, coherent and integrated approach to improve the overall safety of families and in particular children, while involved in the family law, child protection and family violence jurisdictions. The Interim Report was delivered to the Attorney-General on 30 June 2015.

Document outlining the obligations and consequences of marriage and stating the availability of marriage education and counselling [Thai version]

Document outlining the obligations and consequences of marriage and stating the availability of marriage education and counselling [Arabic version]

Document outlining the obligations and consequences of marriage and stating the availability of marriage education and counselling [Chinese simplified version]

Document outlining the obligations and consequences of marriage and stating the availability of marriage education and counselling [Chinese traditional version]

Document outlining the obligations and consequences of marriage and stating the availability of marriage education and counselling [Greek version]

Document outlining the obligations and consequences of marriage and stating the availability of marriage education and counselling [Hindi version]