Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

As senators would be aware, there was very extensive consultation on the introduction of the reforms to the courts that Senator McCarthy has alluded to. This is a very important priority for the government within the family law system. I understand there's also been a report released this week in relation to matters affecting the court system, specifically in relation to family law. A number of initiatives which were part of the Women's Economic Security Statement in October of last year in the context of the budget also went to these issues, in the context at the time overwhelmingly of COVID-19.

Yesterday in discussions with a number of community organisation representatives, including Ms Lynch from the Women's Legal Service Queensland, a number of these matters were— (Time expired)