Campaign For Royal Commission Into The Family Law Court Of Australia

The Family Law Act requires the court to have regard to "the need to protect the rights of children and promote their welfare in any matter with which it deals under the act".

The best interests of the child is to be the paramount consideration when determining parental custody and access.

The court is required to give greater weight to the consideration of the need to protect children from harm.

THIS IS NOT HAPPENING!

Too many children are being forced to spend time/live with their abusive parent/s. Sexual, Physical and Psychological abuse are being disclosed by our children and these disclosures are far too often being ignored and minimised.

The majority of these children have also been exposed to Domestic Violence perpetrated against their protective parent and this too is being discounted and minimised.

Like the difficulties that are being experienced across all State Services of Australia, Family Law Court Rooms are filled with victims of Domestic Violence attempting to provide proper care and protection for their children, but who are being questioned and judged, both by their perpetrator and by the system.

A thorough inquiry is required to reveal the faulty systems being used to determine children's ongoing safety to ensure their right to freedom from every form of violence is being upheld.

Powerful and legally binding decisions are being made for children without providing any follow up or monitoring of their outcomes and which can have a long-term detrimental impact on their lives.