NON-CUSTODIAL
PARENTS PARTY (EQUAL PARENTING)
A. History of the Non-Custodial
Parents Party (Equal Parenting)
The Non-Custodial Parents Party (NCPP) was originally
formed in
There was (and still is) a concern at the
unnecessarily high level of Government intervention into the lives of ordinary
Australian citizens. This is particularly with respect to Family Law and Child
Support issues.
Our Party was originally registered at both the
The issues that affect us are primarily caused by
Commonwealth legislation, in the first instance. As a result, our State
registration was subsequently allowed to lapse. This is so that we could
concentrate our efforts on Federal Elections.
In the 2001 Federal Election, we had two (2) Senate
candidates and six (6) House of Representatives candidates. The seats contested
were Bennelong, Eden-Monaro, Lindsay, Macarthur,
In 2003, we contested the by-election for the then
vacant Federal seat of Cunningham (near
In the 2004 Federal Election, we had eight (8)
Senate candidates and two (2) House of Representatives candidates. The States
contested were
In 2007, we made a small change to the name of our
Party. It was changed from the Non-Custodial Parents Party to the Non-Custodial
Parents Party (Equal Parenting).
We are currently registered under that name with the
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
B. Allocation
(recommended) of Your Voting Preferences
Your preferences are important. It is crucial to let
both major Political Parties know that family law and child support
reform are important issues.
The Political Party that holds Government will
invariably determine which legislation passes through Parliament. (The last
non-Government Private Member’s Bill to pass through Parliament was in 1990
i.e. seventeen (17) years ago. That particular Bill banned cigarette
advertising in the print media. The Australian Democrat Senator Powell
sponsored that Bill. At the same time, the Bill was also supported by the then
Government).
The reality is that only either the Liberal-National
Coalition or the Australian Labor Party will form the next
Government and therefore be in a position to change the current legislation.
However neither major Political Party have
indicated that they will support the necessary family law and child support
reform.
Therefore, a strong vote for our Party will signal
to both major Political Parties that
there is a need to change their policies in that regard.
In Federal Elections, voters have to number all
squares. Otherwise the vote is declared informal.
Therefore, we would recommend to you the following
sequence of preferences. This is to be followed when you vote.
a.
Vote [1] for the Non-Custodial
Parents Party (Equal Parenting).
b. Then vote [2], [3], [4],
etc., to the political parties that do tend to support our policies viz.
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group), Family First Party,
One Nation Party, Pauline’s United Australia Party and various
other small political parties and independents.
c. Then vote for the Liberal
Party of Australia, the Nationals and the Australian Labor Party.
d. Finally then vote for the
minor political parties that do not tend to support our policies viz.
The Australian Democrats, the Australian Greens (the “Greens”),
Socialist Alliance, etc
Our Contact
Details are:
Andrew Thompson
Party Secretary
Non-Custodial Parents Party
(Equal Parenting)
DOUGLAS PARK NSW 2569
Telephone: 02 4630 9072
Fax: 02 4630 8300
Email Address: ncpp@xisle.info
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