Media Releases

Occasionally the Section comments on current events involving family law issues and will release articles to the media for publication. Below is a list of the Section’s more recent or topical media releases which can be viewed by simply clicking on the relevant title.

2007

News Release 8 January 2007 Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Dicipline) Amendment Bill

2006

News Release 10 April 2006 Demonstrations at lawyers' homes

2005

News Release 30 May 2005 Parents' defence should go

News Release 9 May 2005 Jelicich Case

News Release 18 April 2005 Repeal of section 59

2004

News Release 2 March 2004 Update on the Property (Relationships) Act 1976

2003

News Release 25 September 2003 New Zealand's child care record

News Release 12 June 2003 Care of Children Bill

News Release 11 April 2003 Dispute resolution in the Family Court

2002

News Release 15 July 2002 Lawyers and charities team up to promote wills

News Release 30 January 2002 Property (Relationships) Act 1976

2001

News Release 25 October 2001 Fathers' role valued

News Release 31 July 2001 Contracting out of new Property (Relationships) Act

Open Letter to the Editor 20 July 2001 Family lawyers write in support of Family Court

News Release 19 July 2001 Family Court not biased, say lawyers

Letter to the Editor of North & South 7 June 2001 Response to article 'Court of Injustice'

News Release 2 March 2001 Response to Mick Brown's Review of the Department of CYF Services

News Release 19 February 2001 Response to the debate about opening up the Family Court

Last updated 1 March 2007