Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to ask a question about the primary considerations and seek some guidance about what happens in the situation that I raised before, where primary considerations (a) and (b) are in direct conflict. I put it to you that it would be exceedingly hard to have the benefit of a child having a meaningful relationship with both its parents if you are also trying to protect that child from the physical or psychological harm of being subjected to or exposed to abuse, neglect or family violence. There are situations where those two primary considerations will be in conflict. No matter how much we would like to see the world through rose-tinted glasses, that is what is going to happen. Those two objects are in direct conflict and I would like to know how the government thinks that that should be dealt with.