Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1994 - SECT 11

    (1)     A court shall not make an order under this part unless it is satisfied—

        (a)     that either or both of the parties to the domestic relationship were resident in the ACT on the day on which the application for the order was made; and

        (b)     that—

              (i)     both parties to the relationship have resided in the ACT for at least ¹ / 3 of the period of their relationship; or

              (ii)     substantial contributions of the kind referred to in section 15 (1) (b) or (c) have been made in the ACT by the applicant.

    (2)     If the court is so satisfied, it may make or refuse to make an order under this part because of facts and circumstances even though they, or some of them, took place before the commencement day or outside the ACT.