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Open letter calls on Attorney-General to protect victims from direct cross-examination in family court.
Read the Open Letter here. Read coverage in The Age here. Amendments made to the Family Law Act in 2019 now provide protection to victims of family violence who are cross-examined as part of family law proceedings. Since 10 September 2019, personal cross-examination is banned in family law proceedings in certain circumstances where allegations of…
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WLSA welcomes parliamentary motion to stop direct cross-examination of victims in family courts
Read the media release here.