Fifty-five substantial written submissions were received. The original closing date of 31 March 1982 was extended to accommodate several organisations who had notified us of their intention to make submissions. All submissions are filed at the Commission’s offices and are available for consultation by members of the public. Identifying numbers represent the date order in which submissions were received.

Name	Submission Number
M T Allan	25
Anglican Home Mission Society	6
Anglican Parish of St Mark’s, Avalon	18
Anglican Diocese of Newcastle	43
Anglican Diocese of Sydney,
Social Issues’Committee:   majority submission	34(a)
minority submission	34(b)
supplementary submission	34(c)
Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission	27
Australian Council of Social Service Inc.	26
Australian Federation of Festival of Light	38
Australian Legal Workers Group	54
A.J. Ayers, Director General Department of Social Security	15
Blacktown Community Cottage Ltd.	29
Catholic Family Welfare Bureau, Archdiocese of Adelaide	24
Catholic Women’s League of NSW	39
Catholic Women’s League of SA Inc.	52
Catholic Women’s League of the Wagga Wagga Diocese	20
Council for Civil Liberties	31
A. Cullen, Chamber Magistrate and Clerk of Petty Sessions, Bankstown	13
Dettman & Dettman, Solicitors, Chatswood	40
Feminist Legal Action Group	32
Mr Justice RW, Gee of the Family Court of Australia, Parramatta	47
G H Griffen	19
R Grigg, Chamber Magistrate, Leeton	12
Hardings, Solicitors, Sydney	55
A Heathwood, Solicitor, Sydney	41
S I Hilt Clerk of Petty Sessions, Wagga Wagga:	46(a)
supplementary submission	46(b)
G Johnson, Chamber Magistrate and Clerk of Petty Sessions, Penrith	7
Kell & Moore, Solicitors, Albury	44
S Kirkham	21
Legal Aid Commission of Victoria, Law Reform Committee:	50
adopted with modifications by the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria	50(a)
Leichhardt Interagency	2
K Loder, Solicitor, Drummoyne	3
Mr Justice M H McLelland of the Supreme Court of N.S.W.	5
Marian Villa - Society of St Vincent de Paul	45
T G D Marshall, Landers & Co., Solicitors, Ashfield	49
E J Merrington	22
C A Mitchelmore	42
L Moloney, Director of Court Counselling, Family Court of Australia, Melbourne Registry	51
Mountain Women’s Resource Centre	1
National Marriage Guidance Council of Australia	28
New South Wales Bar Association	23
New South Wales Catholic Social Welfare Committee	36
New South Wales Women’s Advisory Council	10
P Pascoe, Swinburne Institute of Technology	14
Presbyterian Women’s Association of Australia	8
Redfern Legal Centre	53
Sutherland Shire Information Service	9
Trustee Companies Association of Australia and New Zealand	33
Union of Australian Women	11
Uniting Church in Australia, NSW Synod Board for Social Responsibility	30
J Vile, Solicitor, Maitland	17
LW Williams & Associates, Solicitors and Attorneys	48
Women Lawyers’ Association of NSW	4
Women’s Action Alliance (NSW)	37
Women’s Co-ordination Unit	35
Women’s Legal Resources Centre	16