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Putting asunder: the restructuring of the Australian Family Court
Author(s) -
RAYNER MOIRA
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1989.tb00567.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , state (computer science) , law , family court , sociology , high court , division of labour , political science , algorithm , computer science
Summary This article reviews the Australian Family Court system. In describing the history, the author argues that the system is still incomplete: each state or territory has a different division of labour between their own and the federal courts. The Australian system has been criticised, not least from senior members of the judiciary in Australia. But the author concludes that some of the criticisms are exaggerated, and the benefits have been ignored. The fundamental problem is still the low status and priority given to children and families by lawyers.