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2010-2011

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Siewert on behalf of the Australian Greens in committee of the whole)

(1)     Schedule  1 , item  8 , page 5 (after line 4) , at the end of subsection 4AB ( 2 ), add:

               ; or (k)  an act or omission by a person engaging in the behaviour mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (j) that causes a child to be exposed to the effects of the behaviour mentioned in those paragraphs.

            [definition of family violence]

(2)     Schedule  2 , page 21 (before line 1) , before item  15 , insert:

14A  Subsection 61C(1) (note 2)

Repeal the note.

14B  Section 61DA

Repeal the section.

14C  Section 61DB (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

61DB  Allocation of parental responsibility after interim parenting order made

[shared parental responsibility]

(3)     Schedule  2 , page 21 (after line 17) , after item  17 , insert:

17A  Subsection 65D(1)

Omit “sections 61DA (presumption of equal shared parental responsibility when making parenting orders) and”, substitute “section”.

17B  Subsection 65D(2)

Omit “61DA (presumption of equal shared parental responsibility when making parenting orders) and”.

 [shared parental responsibility]