As presently defined under Section 4AB(1) of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (‘FLA’), ‘family violence’ means:

It has become ‘quite common’ and ‘widespread’ for people involved in family law proceedings to attempt to use audio/video recordings of their interactions with their spouse as evidence in Court, according to former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, Diana Bryant.

Former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, Diana Bryant, stated that the attempted use of audio/video recordings of interactions between parties involved in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) has become ‘quite common’ and ‘widespread’, particularly given the ubiquity of smart phones.

In the June 2019 decision of Masson v Parsons, the High Court of Australia held that Mr Masson was a ‘parent’ of a child who was artificially conceived using his semen by his friend Ms Parsons.

High Court of Australia, Source: Wikimedia Commons, John O’Neill