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MRR v GR was an Australian family law case concerning who the child should live with where the father wanted to remain living in Mount Isa, Queensland while the mother wanted to return to live in Sydney, NSW. The Family Law Act 1975 makes the "best interests of the child" the paramount consideration when making a parenting order. [1]
Australian family law is principally found in the federal Family Law Act 1975 and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 as well as in other laws and the common law and laws of equity, which affect the family and the relationship between those people, including when those relationships end.
The Family Court of Australia was established under Chapter 3 of the Australian Constitution, by the Family Law Act 1975, [3] and commenced operations on 5 January 1976. It currently comprises a Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Appeal Division judges and other judges.
Division 1 is the former Family Court of Australia and is a superior court of record for dealing with family law matters. It contains 35 judges. Division 2 is the former Federal Circuit Court of Australia, and deals with the bulk of family law matters prior to the establishment of the Court, as well as general federal law matters such as ...
NZYQ v Minister for Immigration Court High Court of Australia Full case name NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Decided 28 November 2023 Citation HCA 37 Court membership Judges sitting Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJ Case opinions Detention of non-citizens is not for a non-punitive purpose if there is no real prospect of ...
Relocation matters are those in which a party seeks to move the residence of the child a substantial distance, so that it would impact on the time that the child spends with the other party. The Family Law Act does not address relocation matters and a body of case law has developed. The best interests of the child remains the paramount ...
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The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia.It has 15 parts and is the primary piece of legislation dealing with divorce, parenting arrangements between separated parents (whether married or not), property separation, and financial maintenance involving children or divorced or separated de facto partners: in Australia.