Senator Tuffy raised the issue of family law. I agree the need for mediation in this area is paramount. Adversarial family law should be the last outcome in a family dispute. It is so destructive and consuming of assets that the case Senator Tuffy makes is undeniable. I was called to the Bar in 1974. There was no free legal aid until after the Josey Airey case. The free legal advice centres were voluntary bodies which were manned by young men and women who were either students or recently qualified solicitors and barristers. They effectively provided the only system of legal aid in family law and they did it for nothing. That was a cornerstone of the FLAC philosophy. I did a great deal of work for the centres when I was a fledgling barrister. One could not take any benefit for oneself because it was done on a FLAC basis.