Reports and publications
Each year numerous research papers, academic publications and community reports addressing issues affecting rainbow families are published and launched in Australia and overseas. Please contact us if you know of new and interesting research we might highlight, and check out our links section for more research links.
Articles
'Parental Status of Lesbian Mothers Having Children Through Assisted Conception', Associate Professor Jenni Millbank, Australian Family Lawyer, 2006 (PDF 528KB)
This article considers the available options for recognition of parental and sibling relationships in lesbian-parented families, including Family Court consent orders, and recent reforms in WA, the ACT and Tasmania.
'The Status of Known Sperm Donors under the Family Law Act', Associate Professor Jenni Millbank, Australian Family Lawyer, 2006 (PDF 852KB)
All Australian states and territories have legislation that severs the legal relationship of sperm donors with the resulting child, yet there is ongoing contention about the relationship of these provisions with the Australian Family Law Act 1975.
Jenni Millbank is Association Professor of Law, University of Sydney and Special Advisor, Watts McCray Lawyers, Sydney. Our thanks for her permission to publish these articles as PDFs.
FIND OUT MORE
Publications and reports relevant to rainbow families can also be found on the following websites. When searching on clearinghouses try keywords such as "same sex parenting", lesbian-headed families" "gay dads", for example.
Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria Clearinghouse
Women's Health Victoria Clearinghouse
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Victorian Law Reform Commission
