Annual report [1997-98] - Family Court of Australia

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The Family Court of Australia – annual report 1997-98 Glossary of abbreviations AD Adelaide AL Albury Ancill Ancillary Apps Applications AS Alice Springs Blackstone Computerised principal case management system BR Brisbane CA Canberra CH Coffs Harbour Confs Conferences Cnslr Counsellor CRIS Computerised counselling case management system CS Cairns DG Dandenong DN Darwin DU Dubbo F Form FCA Family Court of Australia FCWA Family Court of Western Australia FDH First directions hearing Forms 4 & 5 Application for divorce (dissolution of marriage) and joint application for dissolution of marriage respectively. In February 1995 the Form 4 was revised to include both single and joint applications and the Form 5 was omitted. Form 7 Application for final orders Form 7A Response to application for final orders Form 7B Form 8 Form 8A Form 12 Form 12A Form 26A Form 43 Form 63 GC HB Hrg J JR LN LS M ML NC PA Regis RK SY TV v/tary Wl X Reply Application (for interim or procedural orders) Response to Form 8 application Maintenance Application (summary procedure) Application for consent orders Application – Parenting Plan Notice of appeal from court of summary jurisdiction Child Support Assessment Act 1989 – Child Support (Registration & Collection Act) 1988 – application/appeal Gold Coast Hobart Hearing Justice Judicial Registrar Launceston Lismore Married Melbourne Newcastle Parramatta Registrars Rockhampton Sydney Townsville voluntary Wollongong Ex-nuptial Compliance index The Court has used the guidelines fo r Annual Reports issued by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in March 1994 (updated in April 1998) as the basis for this Report and has sought to comply with them where appropriate. In addition, information at the end of this index has been provided in response to the ‘Report on the Examination f oAnnual Reports by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee No.1 of 1998’. Letter of transmission iii Aids to access Introduction vi Table of contents v Alphabetical index 136 Glossary of abbreviations 135 Contact officer – see Introduction vi Corporate overview Structure and senior management – see Organisation 2 Significant reorganisation – see Year in Review: Implementation of Coaldrake recommendations 18 Evaluation of Integrated Clients Services project 21 – see Organisation 2 Organisational structure (chart) 5 Social justice and equity Government’s Charter of Public Service in a Culturally Diverse Society 49 – see also Publications program 51 – see also also Internet 53 – see also Complaints 54 – see also Year in Review: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues 24 The Court and ethnic communities 24 Workplace diversity programs and equal employment opportunity 59 – see also Year in Review: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues 24 The Court and ethnic communities 24 EEO statistics 60 Internal and external scrutiny 56 Australian National Audit O ffice reviews 56 Reviews by Parliamentary Committees – see External Reviews 56 – see Year in Review: Andrews Committee 21 Decisions of courts and tribunals 56 Privacy Commission 58 Freedom of Information cases 57 Internal audit reviews 56 Service Charter 3, 4, 133 Program performance reporting Program management 2 Summary table of financial staffing and resources – se Table 1.1 4 Reconciliation of program and appropriation elements – se Table 5.4 132 Performance against individual standards 32 135
The Family Court of Australia – annual report 1997-98 Staffing overview Total number of employees 90, 91, 92 Part-time staff numbers 93 Temporary staff 94 Numbers of men and women in the Court and in various categories 91-94 Senior Executive Service 90, 91-94 Summary statements Performance pay 90 Training – see Human Resource Development 90 Consultants 91 Financial Statements 95 Legislated requirements Industrial Democracy 62 Occupational Health and Safety 61 Committees 61 Representatives 61 Measures taken 61 Incident statistics (accident, etc) 61 Investigations and tests 61 Notices 61 Freedom of Information 57 Advertising and Market Research 132 Response to the Report on the Examination f Annual o Reports by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee No.1 of 1998 In relation to paragraphs 2.21-2.25 – see Decisions of Courts an d Tribunal s 56 In relation to paragraph 2.26 (point 1) Request for the Court to indicate (if possible) “the percentage if any, of people who were not given access to the counselling service”: – No one is turned away if the services ffered o by the Court are appropriate to the customer’s needs. In relation to paragraph 2.26 (point 2) Request for the Court to indicate (if possible) “the number or percentage of cases, if an y, which were resolved ... without litigation”. – see Cases seen by Counselling Service 28 (It should be noted that these percentages are based on survey material. Plans are in hand to collect this information on a ongoing basis.) Alphabetical index Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander(s) 51 Awareness Committee 24, 49, 59 communities 50 family consultant 59 initiatives 22 issues 24 Recruitment and Career Development program 24, 50 staff 60, 90 workshop 91 (see also Indigenous) Access to justice 24, 51 Act Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) 3 Bankruptcy 3 Child Support (Assessment) 3, 39, 46 Child Support (Registration and Collection) 3,39, 46 Income Tax Assessment 3 Family Court of Australia (Additional Jurisdiction and Exercise of Powers) 38 Family Law 2, 3, 20, 29, 31, 39, 46, 47, 48, 55, 56. 134 Family Law Reform 46 Freedom of Information 47, 56, 57, 58 Law and Justice Legislation Amendment 39 Marriage 3, 8 Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employees) 61 Public Service 2 Trade Practices 3 Workplace Relations 62 Administrative Appeals Tribunal 44, 47 Administrative services 18 Advertising 132 Affidavit – interim residence contact and specific issues 25, 51, 90 Agreement rates 28 see also Settlement rates Andrews Committee 21 Appeal(s) 2, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48 Division 37 issues raised in 41 notice of 45 trends 40, 41 Appellants in person 40, 42 Applicants in person (see also Unrepresented litigants) 82 Application(s) 33, 43, 46, 48, 64, 134 statistics 74-81 Arbitration 20 Area Manager(s) 2 North(ern) 12, 18 South(ern) 18 Area structure 5 Attorney-General 19, 20, 21, 28, 31, 57 (see also Williams, D) Attorney-General’s Dept. 19, 20, 25, 29, 54, 56, 57 Audiotape(s) 24, 25, 50 Audit 21, 56, 57, 96 Australian Institute of Family Studies 57 Australian Institute of Judicia l Administration (AIJA) 25 Australian National Audit O ffice 56, 59, 96 Baker J 8, 38 Barblett J( see also Deputy Chief Justice) 8, 26 Barlow J 6 Birth, death and divorce rates 36 Blackstone 23, 90 Brochure(s) 24, 51, 52, 53 Brown J 12, 18 Brown, C (see also Genera l Advisor Dispute Resolution) 26 Brown, Professor Thea 23 Buckley J 12, 25 Bullbeck J 6, 7 Burns, I 23 Burr J 6 Butler J 6 Callinan J 48 Carter J 7 136
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