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Rejection of ‘deeply flawed’ Family Court merger plan a win for families

Thu Apr 04 2019
Law reform and public affairs

Australian families are better off with a stand-alone, specialised Family Court, said the Law Council of Australia, who applauded the Senate’s rejection of a court merger.

Since legislation was first touted in May 2018, the Law Council has fought hard to ensure that a merger of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia did not occur.

A full copy of the media release is available here.

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