Rex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I just want to go back to the document that I tabled. For the assistance of those who have a copy, on page 11 it has a diagram of the model that Senator Watt suggested would be the right model for the future. This is the model of the New South Wales Bar Association: 'Family Court of Australia 2.0'. I look at the diagram, and, at the very bottom of it, it talks about a single point of entry for all family law matters. Then it talks about a 'Division 2', which is formerly the family law jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court. Then it talks about a 'Division 1', which is the former Family Court of Australia, original jurisdiction. Then it shows an appeal division, which is the former Family Court appeals jurisdiction. Appeals from the 'Family Law Appeal Division' go to the High Court. That's exactly what is being done in this bill. So, Minister, unless I've got this wrong, this is actually the model that is being implemented by this bill. Is that not the case? Isn't it effectively the very model that Senator Watt advocated for in his second reading contribution?