“bite the bullet” proposed changes to the Family Law Act, The Hon Steven Strickland KC, Pacifica Congress Cairns

“bite the bullet” proposed changes to the Family Law Act, The Hon Steven Strickland KC, Pacifica Congress Cairns

Inside Family Podcast: Pacifica Congress Cairns 2024 series  

The Honourable Steven Strickland KC

Exposure draft. Proposed amendments to Family Law Act. Proposed provisions that would allow the Court to consider family violence in property matters. The proposed amendments would be beyond the scope of Kennon.  Issues and benefits of such amendments. This may create the need for lengthy affidavits and delays.

The Hon Steven Strickland’s views about if such amendments should come into force. His view is it has to be brought in “it is necessary, but the issue is how it is done. There may only be one way to do it – just bite the bullet and you have to have to your fight in court.”

Flow on effects into settlement negotiations and mediation. (Mediating in the shadow of the law, but there is no jurisprudence on this probably for some time).

Cross fertilization at Pacifica Congress conferences “it’s different.”

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