HSC Legal Studies - Family Law (Evidence)

Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW)

Status of Children Act 1964 (NSW)

Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 NSW (harsher penalties)

Crimes (Domestic Violence Amendment) Act 1982 NSW (domestic violence now a criminal act)

Family Law (Family Violence & Other Measures) Act 2011 (C’wealth) (broadened definitions of domestic violence)

Marriage Act 1961 (C’wealth) (first marriage act)

Marriage Act 2004 (C’wealth) (man and woman)

Marriage Act 2017 (C’wealth) (two people)

Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 NSW (harsher penalties)

Crimes (Domestic Violence Amendment) Act 1982 NSW (domestic violence now a criminal act)

Family Law (Family Violence & Other Measures) Act 2011 (C’wealth) (broadened definitions of domestic violence)

Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples) Act 2010 (NSW) (allows adoption by same sex couples)

Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) (regulates adoption)

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993)

Family Law Act 1975 (C’wealth)

Children & Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW)

Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW)

B v J (1996) FLC (sperm donor is not liable for child support)

Re Patrick (2002) (sperm donor is not a parent. Can also have access to child in the child’s best interest)

Case of Robert Masson (Has access based on the fact that there was a prior agreement)

Re Evelyn (That there was no law permitting a surrogacy arrangement, the baby must remain with the birth parents)

Re Michael (donor sperm and donor egg doesn’t mean that they are the parents without an application to the court, the birth parents are)

Di Mento v Visalli (1973) [Requirement of consent for marriage]

Eliades v Eliades (1981) [Failure to financially upkeep spouse who is a housekeeper]

Hyde v Hyde & Woodmansee (1866) [established definition of a marriage]

Hoffman v Hoffman 2014 FCA (financial contributions do not count for more than non financial contributions)

Wood Inquiry 2008

“Easing of adoption laws is not in the best interests of children” SMH 2018

(Adoptions are dropping; out of home care numbers are growing; more needs to be done to prevent out of home care instead of fixing the problem afterwards)

“NSW police say domestic violence makes up 40 per cent of calls, with scourge worse in regional areas” ABC 2022

(Regional areas are much harder hit)

“Fact file: How easy is it to bring overseas-born surrogate babies back to Australia and what are their parents' rights?” ABC 2014

(Baby gammy etc)

“Same-sex adoption bill passes NSW Parliament” ABC 2010

“Child deaths inquiry calls for reporting overhaul” ABC 2008