Laws

• Divorce Reform Act 1969


  • First law to help couples escape unhappy marriages
  • divorce rates rose significantly
• Divorce Law 1984


  • reduced the time before a divorce could take place from 3 years to 1 year
• Family Law Act 1996


  • Divorce no longer had to be proven by a breakdown
  • Greater use of mediation was encouraged
• Equal Pay Act 1970


  • women and men would get equal pay
  • encouraged women to work outside the home and gave them independence
• Marriage Act 2013


  • allowed same-sex couples to get married