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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

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