Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 - SECT 6

PART 2 RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES

Rights and liabilities declared in certain cases

6. Rights and liabilities declared in certain cases



The rights and liabilities of all persons are, by force of this Act, declared
to be, and always to have been, the same as if-

   (a)  each ineffective judgment of-

   (i)  the Federal Court of Australia, otherwise than as a Full Court of the
        Federal Court of Australia; or

   (ii) the Family Court of Australia, otherwise than as a Full Court of the
        Family Court of Australia- had been a valid judgment of the Supreme
        Court or, in the case of an ineffective judgment given or recorded on
        or after 7 June 1995, of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court; and

   (b)  each ineffective judgment of-

   (i)  a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia; or

   (ii) a Full Court of the Family Court of Australia- had been a valid
        judgment of the Full Court of the Supreme Court or, in the case of an
        ineffective judgment given or recorded on or after 7 June 1995, of the
        Court of Appeal.