The Family Violence Best Practice Principles were originally developed to provide judicial officers hearing parenting disputes in the Family Court, with practical guidance in dealing with matters where family violence was alleged. They subsequently became helpful not only to judicial officers but also for members of the legal profession and litigants representing themselves. A significant change in the revised set of principles has been the inclusion of the processes used in the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia. This revised document was launched on 19 July 2011. From the website.