Contemporary Family Law Issues: Essay summary notes
Legal Evidence Non-Legal
Same-Sex ● NSW Anti Discrimination Act 1977 ● 2009 poll-60% Aussies ● NSWGLRL
● Homosexuality decriminalised-NSW supported same-sex marriage ○ 350-media conferences
1984. Australian Medical Association ● 2004-2017, 22 same-sex ○ 104-meetings
● Same Sex Relationships (Equal marriage bills introduced-failed ● 2018 article, NSWGLRL “NSW
Treatment in Commonwealth Laws- ● 2013 Poll, 57% respondents law leaves major loopholes to
General Law Reform) Act 2008 same-sex marriage ‘not discriminate against LGBTIQ
● Adoption (Amendment) Act 2010 important at all’ (vote) people in everyday life”.
● Marriage Amendment (Definition and
Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
Surrogacy ● Prohibitation of Human Cloning for ● 2010>85000 IVF kids ● organisations/lobby groups:
and Birth Reproduction Act 2002 (Cth) ● ABC: “Surrogacy Booming in Australian Christian Lobby-
Technologie ● Research Involving Human Embryos Australia despite legal issues”. surrogacy last resort infertile
s
Act 2002 (Cth) ● Surrogacy Matters—2016 couples. Not gays.
● Assisted Reproductive Technology report House Representatives
Act 2007 Inquiry-surrogacy in Australia
○ Jocelyn Edwards-2001
● Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW)
● Status Children Act 1996 (NSW)
● Re Patrick (2002)
● Re ‘Evelyn’ (1998)
● Re Mark (2003)
● Masson vs Parsons+Ors (pending
2019)
Care and ● Children and Young Persons (Care ● NSW-5603 children out of care ● Media: Leo Yang case.
Protection of and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) 1998. 2008->doubled; 13566. ● SMH: Australia’s Care and
Legal Evidence Non-Legal
Same-Sex ● NSW Anti Discrimination Act 1977 ● 2009 poll-60% Aussies ● NSWGLRL
● Homosexuality decriminalised-NSW supported same-sex marriage ○ 350-media conferences
1984. Australian Medical Association ● 2004-2017, 22 same-sex ○ 104-meetings
● Same Sex Relationships (Equal marriage bills introduced-failed ● 2018 article, NSWGLRL “NSW
Treatment in Commonwealth Laws- ● 2013 Poll, 57% respondents law leaves major loopholes to
General Law Reform) Act 2008 same-sex marriage ‘not discriminate against LGBTIQ
● Adoption (Amendment) Act 2010 important at all’ (vote) people in everyday life”.
● Marriage Amendment (Definition and
Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
Surrogacy ● Prohibitation of Human Cloning for ● 2010>85000 IVF kids ● organisations/lobby groups:
and Birth Reproduction Act 2002 (Cth) ● ABC: “Surrogacy Booming in Australian Christian Lobby-
Technologie ● Research Involving Human Embryos Australia despite legal issues”. surrogacy last resort infertile
s
Act 2002 (Cth) ● Surrogacy Matters—2016 couples. Not gays.
● Assisted Reproductive Technology report House Representatives
Act 2007 Inquiry-surrogacy in Australia
○ Jocelyn Edwards-2001
● Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW)
● Status Children Act 1996 (NSW)
● Re Patrick (2002)
● Re ‘Evelyn’ (1998)
● Re Mark (2003)
● Masson vs Parsons+Ors (pending
2019)
Care and ● Children and Young Persons (Care ● NSW-5603 children out of care ● Media: Leo Yang case.
Protection of and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) 1998. 2008->doubled; 13566. ● SMH: Australia’s Care and
