New Family Court Merger Bill introduced in Parliament
Yesterday, on 5 December 2019, The Honourable Christian Porter, Commonwealth Attorney-General, announced he will be introducing the bill to merge the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia into Parliament. In a media release entitled "Court reforms to deliver better outcomes for families", it was said that the merger will help reduce delays and backlogs in the family law courts and remove the unnecessary confusion, duplication and additional costs that have plagu