Three different reviews to Australian family law are ongoing, creating a confussion as to how effectively this legislative and judicial framework will be reformed. Family Law specialist, Vasilis Kordos, speaks to SBS Greek
Mr Kordos, noted that before Christmas, Attorney General Christian Porter tabled a bill in Parliament stipulating the merging of federal and family courts. Mr Kordos views this as a negative development and he underscored the disagreement of all the stakeholders.
Mr Kordos, argued that when the current Australian family law was first introduced in 1975, it was a pioneering system, worldwide. "With this legislation, the government is trying [to pass], family courts will lose this specialization," says Mr Kordos.
Mr Kordos, suggested two main factors that contributed to the family law system in Australia losing its prominent position in the world. Firstly, he cited the gradual decline of government funding, which limited the provision of services such as specialist psychologists. He also noted the labyrinth administration of justice through many different courts, for essentially one case.
