Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

With this legislation, you have not taken into consideration the Constitution that we have, which states the parental rights under the section. So you have not done the right thing by the people of Australia in putting that into your bill, because that is clearly what it's about. Yes, I agree—and no-one will argue the fact—about what's in the child's best interest, but parents have been denied the right to see their children based on allegations and lies and what the judge determines. I know one case where six judges denied—actually, no, they didn't deny. They allowed that parent to have access to the child. It was contested, and it took the seventh judge to overturn it. So six judges were wrong, and one was right. The thing is that there are parental rights. Parents have parental rights to have that connection with their children. Where is this reflected in the bill? It's not just about the child's rights. It's also about parents, extended families and grandparents' rights. Do you agree with that—that they have a right to see and have a connection with their children if they are not abusive to that child?