Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_185
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Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 185
Character Range: 617490–623747

185       Family Relationships Services Program                                                                                                                To provide funding for the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) family law services, including funding for:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) family relationship centres to assist families with relationship issues, including by way of mediation services in relation to property matters; and
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) family dispute resolution services, including in regional areas, to assist families to settle parenting and property arrangements following separation; and
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) family counselling services to assist families with relationship issues following separation; and
                                                                                                                                                               (iv) a family relationship advice line providing advice (including legal advice) and non‑face‑to‑face dispute resolution services over the telephone and online; and
                                                                                                                                                               (v) services to assist separating families in high conflict over parenting arrangements; and
                                                                                                                                                               (vi) services to assist children from separating families to deal with issues arising from their parents' separation; and
                                                                                                                                                               (vii) children's contact services to assist children of separated parents to establish and maintain relationships with the parent, and other family members, with whom the child does not reside;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) the Family Law Pathways Networks to improve collaboration and coordination between organisations and professionals working with separating and separated families in the family law system to help those families obtain appropriate services;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) Family Law System Projects to enhance the family law system's capacity to respond to the needs of separating and separated families.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) in connection with telephonic or electronic communications; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) in relation to marriage; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) in relation to divorce, including in relation to parental rights or the custody or guardianship of infants; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) to meet Australia's obligations under the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, particularly Article 23;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 10 and 12; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) to meet Australia's obligations in relation to children, including those under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 9, 12, 18, 19, 24 and 27; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) to meet Australia's obligations in relation to women, in particular those under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) in relation to matters referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth by the Parliament or Parliaments of any State or States; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (i) in, or in relation to, a Territory.