Sharney commenced practice as a volunteer law clerk with Victoria Legal Aid in 2006. Upon her admission to practice in 2007 she worked as a solicitor in a small suburban firm in Melbourne specialising in family law and family violence matters. In 2011 she joined the Queensland Bar, before returning to Victoria in 2012. Sharney was a Senior Judicial Registrar in the Sydney Registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia from 2021 to 2023. Sharney presently sits in the Melbourne registry, where she conducts interim defended hearings, undefended final hearings and contravention final hearings, and is one of the National Contravention List registrars.
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The National Contravention List: Its Impact and Outcomes
The introduction of the National Contravention List was a response to the increasing non-compliance with both parenting and financial orders. Several years on, has this new process led to better outcomes for families? This session will examine the operation and outcomes of the NCL
PRESENTED BY
Sharney Jenkinson
Senior Judicial Registrar -
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
, Melbourne
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About the Podcast
The introduction of the National Contravention List was a response to the increasing non-compliance with both parenting and financial orders. Several years on, has this new process led to better outcomes for families? This session will examine the operation and outcomes of the NCL through a study of cases and examples, including:
- The key objectives on establishment
- The pro’s and con’s of the process
- What has been the impact of the NCL rules on the bringing of contravention applications?
- Are instances of serious non-compliance being appropriately dealt with?
- What constitutes a reasonable excuse?
- Are threatened costs orders modifying lawyer behaviour?
- Are the remedies and orders of the Court achieving the desired practical outcomes for families?
- Are contravention applications the best way to remedy ongoing compliance issues or are there more effective and less costly alternatives?
Presented By
Sharney Jenkinson
Senior Judicial Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Melbourne, VicCPD Information
0.3 CPD units
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