Improving the family law system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients : a report to the Attorney-General / prepared by the Family Law Council.

Barton, A.C.T. : Commonwealth of Australia, Family Law Council, 2012.

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Domestic relations -- Australia.

Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Evaluation.

Aboriginal Australians -- Services for -- Evaluation.

Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Evaluation.

Torres Strait Islanders -- Services for -- Evaluation.

This report investigates whether the family law system meets the needs of clients from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds in Australia and how the system could be improved. The report describes the background context, including policy, kinship, culture, and disadvantage, before reviewing family law programs and initiatives, legal services, barriers to access and engagement, promising strategies and practices, and the approach of the family law courts. The report concludes with recommendations for system and service delivery reform.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-119)

9781922032058

vii, 131 p. ; 25 cm