Dr Sarah Middleton

Publications

2007

Variation of Parenting Orders and the Best Interests of Children: Are some categories of change more likely than others to satisfy the rule in Rice and Asplund?, Australian Journal of Family Law, vol 21, issue 1, LexisNexis, Sydney NSW, pp1-19

The rights and interests of doctors and patients: does the new Victorian Health Professions Registration Act 2005 strike a fair balance? (with Pearce, T.D. & Buist, M.), Medical Journal of Australia, vol 186, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Pyrmont NSW, pp192-196

2006

Middleton, S. “Time for a Change? Shared Parenting, Variation of Orders and the Rule in Rice and Asplund” (2006) 34(3) Federal Law Review (forthcoming).

Middleton, S., Pearce, T. and Buist M. “The Rights and Interests of Doctors and Patients: Does the New Victorian Health Professions Registration Act 2005 Strike a Fair Balance?” (2006/2007) Medical Journal of Australia (forthcoming).

Hardy, S.,  Middleton, S. and Butler, L. Submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission National Inquiry into Discrimination Against People in Same-sex Relationships: Financial and Work-related Entitlements and Benefits, May 2006. 

Sifris, A., Middleton, S., Hyams, R. and Kirmos, V. Submission to the Family Law Council Inquiry into Relocation of Children in Family Law.  Submitted on behalf of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University, April 2006.

2005

S Middleton, "Matrimonial Property Reform: Legislating for the 'Financial Consequences' of Domestic Violence" (2005)19 Australian Journal of Family Law pp 9-28

2004

2002

S Middleton, “Family Court Property Proceedings: Rethinking the Approach to the ‘Financial Consequences’ of Domestic Violence” (2002) 25 University of New South Wales Law Journal, pp 704-720

S Middleton, “Domestic Violence and Contributions to the Welfare of the Family: Why Not Negative?” (2002) 16 Australian Journal of Family Law, pp 26-40

S Middleton and S Hardy, “Legal Recognition of Significant Personal Relationships in Tasmania” (2001) 20 University of Tasmania Law Review, 159-180 (written and published in 2002)

S Middleton, “Negative and Positive Contribution: Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse”, Conference Paper delivered at Law Institute of Victoria, Annual Conference, Grand Hyatt, Melbourne, 13 September 2002

2001

S Middleton, The Relevance of Domestic Violence in Proceedings for Financial Relief under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), PhD, University of Tasmania, 2001

S Middleton, “Domestic Violence, Contributions and s 75(2) Considerations: An Analysis of Unreported Property Judgments” (2001) 15 Australian Journal of Family Law, pp 230-260

S Middleton, S Hardy and L Butler, "Inquiry into the Legal Recognition of Significant Personal Relationships", Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Community Development (Parliament of Tasmania), Hobart, October 2001

2000

1999

S Middleton, “De Facto Relationships Bill (Tas)” (1999) 13 Australian Journal of Family Law, pp 194-196

S Middleton, “Cruelty against ‘Concubines’: Maintenance for De Facto Wives in Tasmania” (1999) 13 Australian Journal of Family Law, pp 140-169

1998