Provide every second weekend and one night of mid-week access by law to each child requiring access to a non-custodial parent.(When sought by the non-custodial parent)

The issue

Currently there isn't one law to ensure contact for the child to the non-custodial parent. The Government has failed a very basic requirement in the Australian Constitution. They have a resposibility to ensure our youth are protected. Instead they protect the law firms yearly turnover. Children involved in the seperation process are currently being used as bargaining chips to obtain larger settlements etc. These letters that are sent between the law firms that could prove this are marked "without prejudice" so they are deemed inadmissable by the Magistrate. That would indicate the family court protect the process, not the children, therefore they have failed the very basic charter of the Family Court itself, that is to make decisions it the childs best interest. If the Family Court itself truly cared about the children to which it claims to act on behalf of, then they would have recommended the Federal Government legislate this contact for the children years ago. Especially knowing, with full knowledge, the time it takes to obtain resonable contact through any of its prolonged, arduous and emotionally trying proceedures. We put thousands of dollars in the pocket of law firms who aid in the emotional abuse of children by delaying proceedures time and time again, instead of being able to keep the money to help raise the child/children. Protect our childrens well-being and not the Law Firms profits!

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The issue

Currently there isn't one law to ensure contact for the child to the non-custodial parent. The Government has failed a very basic requirement in the Australian Constitution. They have a resposibility to ensure our youth are protected. Instead they protect the law firms yearly turnover. Children involved in the seperation process are currently being used as bargaining chips to obtain larger settlements etc. These letters that are sent between the law firms that could prove this are marked "without prejudice" so they are deemed inadmissable by the Magistrate. That would indicate the family court protect the process, not the children, therefore they have failed the very basic charter of the Family Court itself, that is to make decisions it the childs best interest. If the Family Court itself truly cared about the children to which it claims to act on behalf of, then they would have recommended the Federal Government legislate this contact for the children years ago. Especially knowing, with full knowledge, the time it takes to obtain resonable contact through any of its prolonged, arduous and emotionally trying proceedures. We put thousands of dollars in the pocket of law firms who aid in the emotional abuse of children by delaying proceedures time and time again, instead of being able to keep the money to help raise the child/children. Protect our childrens well-being and not the Law Firms profits!

The Decision Makers

Hon George Bradis QC
Hon George Bradis QC
Office of the Attorney General

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Petition created on 18 February 2014