Ms Saoirse Brady:

As long as the best interests of that child are put first, that is the most important thing. The Senator is talking about them being paramount and that is the case. That clearly is reflected in the UN convention in respect of some of these issues we are looking at in terms of adoption, guardianship, child care proceedings. The proposed legislation sets out clearly that the best interests of the children are being fully considered. As we said in our submission and as I said earlier, this legislation sets out the most comprehensive definition there has been in domestic law of the best interests of the child. The people who have drafted the heads have taken all those things into consideration.