Family Law (LS 370)
Legislation:
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth)
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW)
Cases:
- Family Court of Australia Decisions (AustLII)
- FLC (Family Law Cases) from 1976 are available through the Family Law Library in CCH Online.
- Australian Fam LR (Family Law Reports) and United Kingdom FLR are available through LexisNexis Legal. For hints on how to search for particular cases use the section on Cases and Law Reports in the guide Online Legal Research at UNE.
Journal articles and other documents:
- Family Law Council, 'Violence and the Family Law Act: Financial Remedies' (1998) Discussion Paper
- Family Court of Australia, Guidelines For Independent Children's Lawyers (6 December 2007)
- Felicity Kaganas, 'Shared Parenting - a 70% Solution?' (2002) 14(4) Child and Family Law Quarterly 365 (14p)
Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type title (shared) and author (kanagas) and click the red Search button to the right of the box. - Helen Rhoades and Susan B. Boyd, 'Reforming Custody Laws : A Comparative Study' (2004) 18 International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 119 (27p)
Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type title (reforming) and author (rhoades) and click the red Search button to the right of the box. - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs, Parliament of Australia, Every picture tells a story: Report on the inquiry into child custody arrangements in the event of family separation (2003)
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Commonwealth of Australia, Bringing Them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families (1997), Chapter 23 (Family Law)
- Jennifer E. McIntosh, Children's Case Pilot Project: An exploratory study of impacts on parenting capacity and child well-being. Final Report to the Family Court of Australia, (March 2006)
- Kenneth McK Norrie, 'Marriage is for heterosexuals - may the rest of us be saved from it' (2000) 12 Child and Family Law Quarterly 363 (6p)
Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type title (marriage) and author (norrie) and click the red Search button to the right of the box. - Tom Altobelli, 'Developments and Events: The Fourth World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights' (2004) 18(2) Australian Journal of Family Law 113 (11p)
Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type title (developments and events) and congress on family law and click the red Search button to the right of the box. Choose the May 2004 link.
For references to journal articles about Australian family law use AGIS Plus Text (Attorney General's Information Service), APA Full-Text (Australian Public Affairs) and Family and Society Plus through the Informit platform. Hints and examples on how to search these indexes are in the Journal Articles section in the guide Online Legal Research at UNE.
Miscellaneous:
AustLII: WorldLII - Australia: Subjects: Family Law
Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW) past examination papers with comments