Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 - SECT 7

Effect of declared rights and liabilities

7. Effect of declared rights and liabilities



(1) A right or liability conferred, imposed or affected by section 6-

   (a)  is exercisable or enforceable; and



   (b)  is to be regarded as always having been exercisable or enforceable-

as if it were a right or liability conferred, imposed or affected by a valid
judgment of the Supreme Court.

(2) Without limiting section 6 or subsection (1) of this section, the rights
and liabilities conferred, imposed or affected by section 6 include the right
of a person who was a party to the proceeding or purported proceeding in which
the ineffective judgment was given or recorded to appeal against that
judgment.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), each ineffective judgment of-

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

   (b)  the Family Court of Australia, otherwise than as a Full Court of the
        Family Court of Australia-

is deemed to be a valid judgment of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court.