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Family Violence Bench Book
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10.
Family law proceedings
10.7.
Parenting orders and
impact on children
10.
Family
law proceedings
10.7.
Parenting
orders and impact on children
Table of Contents
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Case database
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Commonwealth
High Court of Australia
Family Court of Australia Full Court
Family Court of Australia
Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia
Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia
Australian Information Commissioner
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Australian Capital Territory
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
Magistrates' Court
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New South Wales
Court of Appeal
Court of Criminal Appeal
Supreme Court
District Court
Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Northern Territory
Court of Appeal
Court of Criminal Appeal
Supreme Court
Coroners Court
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Queensland
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
District Court
Magistrates' Court
Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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South Australia
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court - Full Court
Supreme Court
District Court
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Tasmania
Court of Criminal Appeal
Supreme Court (Full Court)
Supreme Court
Magistrates' Court
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Victoria
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
County Court
Magistrates' Court
Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Western Australia
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
District Court
Family Court
1.
Purpose and limitations
2.
Using this bench book
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3.
Terminology
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3.1.
Understanding domestic and family violence
3.1.1.
Physical violence and harm
3.1.2.
Sexual and reproductive abuse
3.1.3.
Economic and financial abuse
3.1.4.
Emotional and psychological abuse
3.1.5.
Cultural and spiritual abuse
3.1.6.
Following, harassing and monitoring
3.1.7.
Social abuse
3.1.8.
Exposing children to domestic and family violence
3.1.9.
Damaging property
3.1.10.
Animal abuse
3.1.11.
Systems abuse
3.1.12.
Forced marriage
3.1.13.
Dowry abuse
3.2.
Coercive control
3.3.
Protection order
3.4.
Parties
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4.
Dynamics of domestic and family violence
4.1.
Myths and misunderstandings
4.2.
Factors affecting risk
4.3.
Typological approaches
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4.4.
Vulnerable groups
4.4.1.
Women
4.4.2.
People with children
4.4.3.
Children
4.4.4.
Young people
4.4.5.
Older people
4.4.6.
Pregnant people
4.4.7.
People with disability and impairment
4.4.8.
People with mental illness
4.4.9.
People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
4.4.10.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
4.4.11.
People living in regional, rural and remote communities
4.4.12.
People affected by substance misuse
4.4.13.
People who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer
4.4.14.
People with poor literacy skills
4.4.15.
Victims as (alleged) perpetrators
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5.
Fair hearing and safety
5.1.
Impact on consent and disclosure
5.2.
Victim experience of court processes
5.3.
Safety and protection of victim and witnesses
5.4.
Legal representation and self-represented litigants
5.5.
Interpreters and translators
5.6.
Support person in court
5.7.
Referral to support services
5.8.
Adjournments and timely decision making
5.9.
Information sharing
5.10.
Implicit bias
5.11.
Trauma-informed judicial practice
6.
Evidence issues
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7.
Protection orders
7.1.
Purpose
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7.2.
Management of application proceedings
7.2.1.
Cross-examination
7.3.
Information sharing
7.4.
Conditions
7.5.
Property
7.6.
Duration
7.7.
Related family law proceedings
7.8.
Parenting orders
7.9.
Recognition of interstate orders
7.10.
Breach
7.11.
Undertakings
7.12.
Summary of considerations
7.13.
Sample conditions
8.
Perpetrator interventions
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9.
Responses in criminal proceedings
9.1.
Bail
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9.2.
Evidence
9.2.1.
Relationship, context, tendency and coincidence evidence
9.2.2.
Expert or opinion evidence
9.2.3.
Vulnerable or special witnesses
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9.3.
Sentencing
9.3.1.
Sentencing considerations - breaches of protection orders
9.3.2.
Specific considerations - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
9.3.3.
Listening to victims
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9.3.4.
Options
9.3.4.1.
Imprisonment
9.3.4.2.
Intermediate sanctions
9.3.4.3.
Fines
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10.
Family law proceedings
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10.1.
Foundational information
10.1.1.
FCFCA Family Violence Best Practice Principles
10.1.2.
Key statutory provisions in Family Law Act (Cth) and Family Court Act (WA)
10.1.3.
Intersection of legal systems
10.1.4.
Jurisdiction of FCFCA
10.1.5.
Jurisdiction of the Family Court of Western Australia
10.1.6.
Jurisdiction of state/territory courts
10.1.7.
Prevalence of domestic and family violence in the family law system
10.1.8.
Impact of domestic and family violence on children and parenting capacity
10.1.9.
Independent children's lawyer
10.2.
Family dispute resolution
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10.3.
Court and case management
10.3.1.
Child-related proceedings
10.3.2.
Cross-examination
10.3.3.
Self-represented litigants
10.3.4.
Vexatious proceedings
10.4.
Family consultants and expert witnesses
10.5.
Information sharing
10.6.
Unacceptable risk and best interests
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10.7.
Parenting orders and impact on children
10.7.1.
Allegations of domestic and family violence
10.7.2.
Court-based parenting outcomes
10.7.3.
Relocation
10.7.4.
Recovery orders
10.7.5.
Hague Convention international return and removal of children
10.8.
Property proceedings
Victim experiences
Acknowledgements
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Key Literature
Other Resources
Victim Experiences
Parenting orders and impact on children
10.7.1.
Allegations of domestic and family violence
10.7.2.
Court-based parenting outcomes
10.7.3.
Relocation
10.7.4.
Recovery orders
10.7.5.
Hague Convention international return and removal of children
