Attorney General Mark Dreyfus says the law will be amended so allegations of family and domestic violence can be considered before Australian judges issue orders for women and children to be returned to their home countries.
The Federal Government has changed the law to address concerns regarding the way Australian courts deal with international child abduction cases where a parent has fled domestic violence overseas.Some Australian courts are sending women back to countries where they've escaped abusive partners, experts say
Some legal experts and victims of domestic violence who have been caught up in legal matters filed under the Hague Convention have warned that Australian courts are sending women and their children back to countries where they have escapedThe Hague Convention is an international agreement between dozens of countries, including Australia, designed to swiftly respond to cases where a child has been taken by one of their parents to another country without the consent of the other parent.
"What we've done with these new regulations is to amend the law to protect parents and children fleeing family and domestic violence.
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