Federal budget announcements relevant to Family Law in Western Australia

On 6 October 2020, the Commonwealth Attorney General, the Hon. Christian Porter MP, announced the following budget measures relevant to Family Law in WA:

• Additional funding for the Family Violence & Cross-Examination of Parties Scheme;
• Funding for the Family Court of WA to transition to a new case management system;
• Funding to implement criminally enforceable Federal Family Violence Orders.