The Australian Law Reform Commission have released a discussion paper as part of their review of the Family Law System. The full text of the discussion paper can be found here: https://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/review-family-law-system-discussion-paper. It’s only a mere 357 pages! Given it’s length, we haven’t had an opportunity to review it fully yet, but there appears to be some promising potential developments. For example, a proposed triage process if a matter reaches court and direction to alternative dispute resolution or specialist court lists (in contrast to the government’s restructure bills currently before the parliament, which would reduce the specialisation of judges rather than increase it). They’re also proposing a national education and awareness campaign, which would hopefully help people better understand the options available to them and where they can go for assistance. Other proposals include: The creation of ‘Families Hubs’ to consolidate access to legal and support services; The creation of ...