Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
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Family Law Council members and observers

The current membership of the Council is as follows:

Associate Professor Helen Rhoades, University of Melbourne, VIC (Chairperson)
Ms Nicola Davies, Director Family Law, Civil Justice and Advice Services, QLD
Mr Clive Price, Executive Director, Uniting Care Unifam Counselling and Mediation, NSW
Justice Garry Watts, Judge, Family Court of Australia, NSW
Federal Magistrate Kevin Lapthorn, Federal Magistrate, Federal Magistrates Court, NSW
Dr Rae Kaspiew, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies, VIC
Mr Jeremy Culshaw, Partner, Marks & Sands Lawyers, WA
Ms Elizabeth Kelly, Deputy Secretary, Attorney-General's Department, ACT

The following agencies have observer status on the Council (with names of observers):

Australian Law Reform Commission - Professor Rosalind Croucher
Child Support Agency - Ms Yvonne Marsh / Ms Judy Jackson
Family Court of Australia - Ms Angela Filippello
Family Court of Western Australia - Magistrate Annette Andrews
Family Relationship Services Australia - Ms Samantha Page
Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia - Ms Amanda Parkin
Federal Magistrates Court – Ms Adele Byrne
Family Court of Australia - Ms Pam Hemphill

You can also see a list of Family Law Council members dating back to when it was first created: