STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
This committee deals with Justice and the Law
This Committee also dealt with the Family Support Plan Bill and have a committment from
the government to work for fairer access for fathers and related rights.
There has been no progress whatsoever.
A do nothing group as far as family law reform is concerned
This Committee is supposed to deal with Justice and the Law
This Committee also dealt with the outrageously unfair Bill C 41, the Family Support Plan Bill. This is the law which among other things, jails fathers for missing child support payments regardless of the ability to pay and confiscates fathers (but not mothers) driver's licences and passports. It did nothing to stop mothers from defying access, but clobbers men and fathers. It has a commitment from government to work to fairer access for fathers and related rights.