Andrew Macintosh is the principal of Evertrack Family Practice, an independent practice based in Melbourne providing court-facing family assessments and parenting coordination. He is an appointed Panel Family Consultant with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and has practised in family court and statutory child protection settings in Australia and the United Kingdom since 2010.
Qualifications and appointments
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Social Work, The University of Leeds, 2010
- Panel Family Consultant, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, appointed 13 June 2025
- Parenting Coordinator registered with Parenting Coordination Australia, May 2026
Professional registration and membership
- Member, Australian Association of Social Workers, 2014 to present
- Registered Social Worker, Social Work England and predecessor regulator, 2010 to 2018
Specialist training
Andrew’s practice draws on a structured base of post-qualifying training across family violence, sexual harm risk assessment, forensic interviewing, parenting coordination, and foster carer assessment.
- Parenting coordination. Parenting Coordination Australia, May 2026.
- Family violence framework practice. Continuous practice under the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM) as a delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing from its introduction in 2018 through 2025, including formal comprehensive risk assessment training (2023 and 2024). Earlier UK practice under predecessor family violence assessment frameworks (DASH and related instruments) from 2010.
- Sexual harm risk assessment. Lucy Faithfull Foundation, United Kingdom (2012). Training in the assessment of adult sex offenders and protective carer assessments where a parent has an offending history or concerns relating to sexual harm risk to a child.
- Forensic interviewing of children and investigation of child sexual abuse matters. United Kingdom (2012) and Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria (2016).
- Foster carer assessment (Step by Step framework). Victoria, 2016–2017. Framework since superseded.
Professional experience
2025 onward, Principal Social Worker, Evertrack Family Practice (Melbourne)
Evertrack Family Practice provides independent family assessments and parenting coordination in family law, complex parenting, and child welfare matters. Services include Regulation 40 Family Reports under instruction from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Independent Children’s Lawyers, and lawyers for parties; parenting coordination in post-orders matters; and international family and kinship assessments instructed from the United Kingdom.
2021–2025, Aboriginal Children in Aboriginal Care Program, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Andrew held progressive roles within the Aboriginal Children in Aboriginal Care program, an Australia-first initiative authorising Aboriginal community-controlled agencies to exercise statutory child protection functions on behalf of the Secretary of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. He moved through the positions of Senior Project Officer, Acting Manager, and Principal Policy Officer across the period.
The work included policy and legislative development, contributing to amendments to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, together with program design and authorisation processes for participating Aboriginal community-controlled organisations. Andrew was instrumental in the preparation of multiple budget proposals to the Department of Treasury and Finance, which secured the funding allocations that progressed the program from an Australian-first pilot to state-wide rollout and embedding within the Victorian child protection system. The role required sustained, high-level engagement with stakeholders across government and the Aboriginal community-controlled sector.
2014, 2016–2023, Statutory Child Protection, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (Victoria)
Andrew practised in Victorian statutory child protection across multiple periods between 2014 and 2023, progressing from frontline intake through senior practice leadership to operational management. Roles held included Advanced Child Protection Practitioner (Intake), Senior Supervisory Child Protection Practitioner (Investigations and Response), Aboriginal Family Led Decision Making Practice Leader, Team Manager (Contracted Case Management), and Deputy Area Operations Manager appointments in Community Operations and Practice Leadership.
The work spanned intake assessment, statutory investigation, case management, court reporting, and operational leadership of service delivery teams across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
2015–2018, Children’s Guardian and Family Court Adviser, CAFCASS (United Kingdom)
Independent appointments through Andrew’s UK private practice, Macintosh SW Ltd, undertaken across two periods: Stafford (September 2015 – May 2016) and Cambridge (June 2017 – January 2018). Andrew prepared reports in private law children’s matters under section 7 of the Children Act 1989, providing advanced social work assessments to children, families, and the family courts of England and Wales. The work involved high-conflict private law matters, complex welfare assessments, and confident decision-making in court-facing contexts.
2010–2014, Child Protection Social Worker, United Kingdom
Frontline statutory child protection practice with Kirklees Council, Leeds Council, and Salford Council. Statutory case management of children and families with child protection involvement and children and families in need, complex assessment, multi-agency coordination, and initiation of statutory and legal proceedings to safeguard children.
Additional experience
Earlier roles in Aboriginal community-controlled child welfare (Team Manager, Foster Care Program, Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency, 2016–2017) and community-sector out-of-home care (Coordinator, Out of Home Care, MacKillop Family Services, 2018–2019). These roles contributed breadth across statutory, court-facing, and community-sector child welfare practice.
Supervision and mentoring
Andrew offers professional supervision to social workers on a fee-paying basis, and pro-bono supervision to early-career practitioners subject to capacity and availability. He has previously mentored practitioners through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing career advancement program.
Scope of practice
Evertrack Family Practice undertakes work in three areas:
- Independent family assessments prepared pursuant to section 62G of the Family Law Act 1975 and Regulation 40 of the Family Law Regulations 1984, on instruction from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Independent Children’s Lawyers, and lawyers for parties.
- Parenting coordination in post-orders matters, on referral from legal practitioners or by self-referral subject to suitability.
- International family and kinship assessments instructed from the United Kingdom and undertaken in Australia.
The practice works with families across high-conflict, complex parenting, child welfare, and family violence matters, and is experienced in matters where neurodiversity in parents or children is a feature.
The practice works with courts, legal practitioners, and families in matters requiring structured assessment, coordination, and clear professional roles. Direct instructions from legal practitioners and the Court are accepted.
Geographic scope
- Family Reports. Victoria primarily, with interstate work undertaken where appropriate. Where the matter and the parties can be properly assessed remotely, online attendance may be acceptable; where in-person attendance is required, travel is costed into the fee.
- Parenting coordination. Australia-wide via video conference, with in-person sessions available at the practice rooms on Peel Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, on the 86 tram line.
- International assessments. UK-instructed matters undertaken in Australia. Where assessment of home conditions is required, in-person attendance at the family’s location is provided, with travel costed into the fee. Office-based interviews are available at the Peel Street, Collingwood rooms.
How the practice works
Evertrack Family Practice is structured around five working principles. The first, and the one to which the others answer, is that the best interests of the child are paramount: the welfare and developmental interests of the children involved are the central frame for every assessment and every coordination intervention. The second is independence: assessments and coordination work are conducted on instruction, without alignment to any party, and findings sit on the evidence rather than on the preferences of those who instruct. The third is structural rigour: each piece of work follows a defined methodology, with clear scope, documented reasoning, and conclusions that can be traced back to source material. The fourth is defensibility: reports and recommendations are written to withstand examination, including cross-examination, and to hold up against the standards expected by the Court. The fifth is clear professional roles: the boundaries of each engagement (assessor, coordinator, supervisor) are stated at the outset and maintained throughout.
Contact
For enquiries about Family Reports, parenting coordination, international assessments, or professional supervision, see Contact and intake or write to enquiries@evertrackfamilypractice.com.au. A no-obligation introductory call is available for parents and referrers considering whether parenting coordination may assist in a particular matter.
Acknowledgment of Country
Evertrack Family Practice acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the Country on which the practice operates, and the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters across Victoria and Australia on which this work is carried out. Andrew pays his respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledges the enduring connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country, culture, and community. He acknowledges that the safety, cultural connection, and self-determination of Aboriginal children remain a matter of national responsibility, and one to which his professional practice is committed.