FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT ACT 1987
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Principal Act
- 4 Title
- 5 Interpretation
- 6 Repeal of sections 5 and 5A
- 7 Transitional
- 8 Repeal of section 10
- 9 Conciliation
- 10 Notice seeking counselling
- 11 Advice as to counselling
- 12 Conciliation counselling
- 13 Provision of certain documents
- 14 Original jurisdiction of Family Court
- 15 Delegation of powers to Registrars
- 16 Jurisdiction in matrimonial causes
- 17 Jurisdiction of Family Court
- 18 Principles to be applied by courts
- 19 Institution of proceedings
- 20 Transfer of proceedings from court of summary jurisdiction in certain cases
- 21 When decree becomes absolute
- 22
- 23 Heading to Part VII
- 24
- 25
- 26 Powers of court
- 27 Separate representation of child
- 28
- 29 Registration of State and Territory custody orders
- 30 Overseas custody orders
- 31
- 32 Interfering with child subject to custody order
- 33 Certain children not to be taken out of Australia
- 34 Obligation of owners of vessels etc.
- 35
- 36 Heading to Part VIII
- 37 Repeal of section 73
- 38 Power of court in spousal maintenance proceedings
- 39 Matters to be taken into consideration in relation to spousal maintenance
- 40 Repeal of section 76
- 41 Urgent spousal maintenance cases
- 42
- 43 General powers of court
- 44 Cessation of spousal maintenance orders
- 45 Modification of spousal maintenance orders
- 46 Registered maintenance agreements
- 47 Operation of maintenance agreements entered into in substitution for rights under Act
- 48
- 49 Institution of spousal maintenance proceedings by authority or person
- 50 Certain instruments not liable to duty
- 51 Intervention by other persons
- 52 Proceedings in absence of parties
- 53 Repeal of sections 99 and 99A
- 54
- 55 Persons not to be imprisoned for failure to comply with certain orders
- 56 Inter-State enforcement of child bearing expenses orders
- 57 Overseas enforcement of maintenance orders etc.
- 58 Injunctions
- 59 Powers of arrest
- 60 Operation of State and Territory laws
- 61 Offers of settlement
- 62 Regulations
- 63 Formal amendments
- 64 Application of relief from time limits applying in relation to institution of certain proceedings
- 65 Transitional provision in relation to section 46 of Family Law Act
- 66 Application of certain provisions in relation to children born before commencement of Act
- 67 Application of specification requirements in orders and agreements
- 68 Savings provisions in relation to injunctions
