Title Federation Chamber
BILLS
Judges and Governors-General Legislation Amendment (Family Law) Bill 2012
Consideration in Detail
Database House Hansard
Date 21-03-2012
Source House of Reps
Parl No. 43
Electorate Mackellar
Main Committee/Federation Chamber
Yes
Page 3895
Party LP
Status Final
Speaker Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
Stage Consideration in Detail
Context BILLS
System Id chamber/hansardr/cd08e91c-1ffc-4955-a61a-1a9087358780/0264


Federation Chamber - BILLS - Judges and Governors-General Legislation Amendment (Family Law) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail


Mrs BRONWYN BISHOP (Mackellar) (16:20): I could continue to go through this bill for which the minister is responsible in great detail. The explanatory memorandum is 24 pages long in order to create this new category of family law which is applicable only to this special subclass of judges. I guess I am going to get the same answer every time—that the minister does not know the answer and that he will get back to me. I really do not think that is an acceptable way to deal with this sort of legislation, but I can see no point in going on through every clause of the bill, because I know I will get the same answer. So perhaps the minister could explain to us why this particular new arrangement has been created for this subset of people.