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Sue Lines I will now deal with the Family Law Amendment Bill 2024. I will first deal with the second reading amendment circulated by the Australian Greens. The question is that the Australian Greens amendment on sheet 3099 be agreed to. _Australian Greens' circulated amendment—_ At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate: (a) notes that: (i) the court process is often re-traumatising for victim-survivors and all judges and legal professionals within the family law system must undertake ongoing comprehensive trauma-informed training, (ii) community legal centres, and specifically women's legal services, need more funding to assist women to navigate the family law system; and (b) calls on the Government to require trauma-informed training for legal professionals and increase funding for legal assistance services".

Senate, 2024-11-28. negative: ayes 13, noes 23.

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Sue Lines I will now deal with the Family Law Amendment Bill 2024. I will first deal with the second reading amendment circulated by the Australian Greens. The question is that the Australian Greens amendment on sheet 3099 be agreed to. _Australian Greens' circulated amendment—_ At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate: (a) notes that: (i) the court process is often re-traumatising for victim-survivors and all judges and legal professionals within the family law system must undertake ongoing comprehensive trauma-informed training, (ii) community legal centres, and specifically women's legal services, need more funding to assist women to navigate the family law system; and (b) calls on the Government to require trauma-informed training for legal professionals and increase funding for legal assistance services".

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