PROPERTY (RELATIONSHIPS) ACT 1984 - As at 14 July 2023 - Act 147 of 1984
- As at 14 July 2023
- Act 147 of 1984
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - JURISDICTION
- 9 Courts having jurisdiction under this Act
- 10 Limit of jurisdiction of Local Court
- 11 Staying and transfer of proceedings
- 12 Transfer of proceedings from Local Court in certain cases
- 13 Courts to act in aid of each other
PART 3 - PROCEEDINGS FOR FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENT
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 14 Applications for orders under this Part
- 15 Prerequisites for making of order--residence within State etc
- 16 Relevant facts and circumstances
- 17 Prerequisites for making of order--length of relationship etc
- 18 Time limit for making applications
- 19 Duty of court to end financial relationships
Division 2 - Adjustment of interests with respect to property
- 20 Application for adjustment
- 21 Adjournment of application--likelihood of significant change in circumstances
- 22 Adjournment of application--proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)
- 23 Deferment of order
- 24 Effect of death of parties on application
- 25 Effect of death of party on order
Division 3 - Maintenance
- 26 No general right to maintenance between parties to relationship
- 27 Order for maintenance
- 28 Interim maintenance
- 29 Effect of subsequent relationship or marriage
- 30 Duration of orders for periodic maintenance
- 31 Effect of death of parties on application
- 32 Cessation of order--generally
- 33 Cessation of order--child care responsibilities
- 34 Recovery of arrears
- 35 Variation etc of orders for periodic maintenance
- 36 Other maintenance orders not to be varied
- 37 Extension of orders for periodic maintenance
Division 4 - General
- 38 Orders etc of a court
- 39 Execution of instruments by order of a court
- 40 Ex parte orders
- 41 Variation and setting aside of orders
- 42 Transactions to defeat claims
- 43 Interests of other parties
PART 4 - DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENTS AND TERMINATION AGREEMENTS
- 44 Definitions
- 45 Entering into agreements
- 46 Agreements subject to law of contract
- 47 Effect of agreements in certain proceedings
- 48 Effect of certain exclusion provisions in agreements
- 49 Variation of terms of domestic relationship agreements
- 50 Effect of revocation etc of agreements
- 51 Effect of death of party to relationship--periodic maintenance
- 52 Effect of death of party to domestic relationship
PART 5 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT
- 53 Granting of injunctions
- 54 Failure to comply with injunction
- 55 Other powers of courts not affected
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 56 Declaration as to existence of domestic relationship
- 57 Enforcement of certain Supreme Court orders by Local Court
- 58 Enforcement of certain orders for payment of money
- 59 Enforcement of other orders etc
- 60 Rules of court
- 61 Regulations
- 62 Effect of Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999