58 Support work towards enactment of the Family Courts Bill 2022 which provides for the creation of new

OBJECTIVES & 2024 ACTIONSACTION OWNERDELIVERY DATE
58.1Support the Courts Service to implement changes to be provided for in the Family Courts Bill.Civil GovernanceOngoing
59 Progress the implementatoi n of the Family Justci e Strategy actoi ns for 2024Civil PolicyQ4
59.1Commence work on general scheme of legislation to give efef ct to the recommendations of the 2023 review of the enforcement of maintenance orders.Civil LegislationQ4
59.2Support the work of the Family Justice Implementation GroupCivil PolicyOngoing
59.3Submit Progress Report on Family Justice Strategy to GovernmentCivil PolicyQ2
59.4Research the minimum standards and recommended training for those working in the family justice systemCivil PolicyQ4
59.5Submit draft set of child maintenance guidelines to the MinisterCivil PolicyQ4
59.6Finalise Review of Expert Reports in Private Family Law and bring proposals to Government for reformCivil PolicyQ1
59.7Establish a working group to review the efef ctiveness of hearing the voice of the child in family law proceedingsCivil PolicyQ2
59.8Finalise the first phase of a project to review provision of information on all processes and services within the family justice system including child-friendly and child-focuses information with a view to reporting in 12 monthsCivil PolicyQ4
59.9Establish a pilot Family Law Reporting Project to analyse and produce case outcomes and summaries of judgments and decisions in plain language for various case typesCivil PolicyQ4
59.10Establish a Working Group to improve data sharing, data collection and data quality across the family justice sector, and scope requirements for new or improved data collection methodsCivil PolicyQ2
59.11Research the potential for liaison officers to assist families and children through the family justice system and produce a report identifying opportunities for the current systemCivil PolicyQ3
59.12Consider the outcome of the commissioned research on the in-camera rule and, if appropriate, make proposals for reformCivil PolicyQ4
60 Continue to work with the lead Department on legislation on international surrogacy and donor-assisted human reproductionCivil LegislationOngoing

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