Your organisation will be the pivotal service and has received government funding to provide legal assistance to a nearby Domestic and Family Violence shelter.This shelter is run by the Salvation Army and houses women and children who are refugees to Australia and are victims of domestic and family violence.

There is a Solicitor who will be the Team Leader for the small team to provide this service. You have been asked to order some brochures from The Family Law Court on The Hague Convention.You have not heard of this before and upon researching this for your own education, you decide as Office Manager that it would be of benefit to all staff to provide them with a short precis about The Hague Convention.

Draft a Memorandum to all staff using Appendix B that informs the staff of:

1.What The Hague Convention is.

2.Which Federal Government Agency is responsible for administering the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (the Child Protection Convention).

3.When this come into force in Australia.

4.What countries participate in the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

5.Provide two links that will provide further information for staff if required.