... situation which would be detrimental to the child's welfare.'1 The reforms introduced in 1995 were essentially veered towards the concept of 'shared parental responsibility' in the event of family breakdown due to separation and/or divorce. 2 As mentioned by Rhodes et al, a significant number of submissions were made to an inquiry in 1992 by the Joint Select Committee on the Operation and Interpretation of the Family Law Act.3 In those submissions it was put forth by certain groups of men that their rights were being predominately ignored by both the courts.4 The main premises of such arguments were that the courts and legislation, favoured women and discriminated against men particularly in the area of custody disputes.5 These submissions also coincided with the Family Law Council's report on 'Patterns of Parenting after Separation' where it found that the issues of custody and access were of concern particularly where the rhetoric surrounding ...

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