Appendix 2: Taskforce and Reference Group Membership
Membership of the Taskforce
Prof. Patrick Parkinson (Chair), Professor of Law, University of Sydney, and Chairperson of the Family Law Council.
David Stanton (Deputy Chair), Consultant Social Security Planner and Policy Analyst and Visiting Fellow, Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University. Formerly, Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Dr Matthew Gray, Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU.
Prof. Ann Harding, Director of the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), University of Canberra.
Dr Paul Henman, Lecturer in the School of Social Work & Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland.
Wayne Jackson, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services.
Prof. Deborah Mitchell, Director of the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research, Australian National University. Prof. Mitchell had to resign due to family circumstances in January 2005.
Bruce Smyth, Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Membership of the Reference Group
Patrick Parkinson (Chair)
David Stanton (Deputy Chair)
Bettina Arndt, Social commentator and member of the former Family Law Pathways Taskforce.
Michael Green QC, Author of the book Fathers After Divorce.
Dr Elspeth McInnes, Lecturer in the School of Education, University of South Australia, Deputy President of ACOSS and Co-executive Officer of the National Council of Single Mothers and their Children.
Tony Miller, Founder and Director of Dads in Distress.
Jocelyn Newman, Former Senator for Tasmania and former Minister for Family and Community Services.
Clive Price, Executive Director of Unifam Counselling and Mediation, NSW.
Judy Radich, National President of the Early Childhood Association.
Kathleen Swinbourne, President of the Sole Parents Union of Australia.
Barry Williams, Founder and National President of the Lone Fathers’ Association of Australia