Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 4

4 .         References in section headings and definitions to comparable provisions of the Commonwealth Family Law Act

                Without limiting section 32(2) of the Interpretation Act 1984 , a reference to “FLA” followed by a section designation — 

            (a)         in the heading to a section of this Act is a reference to the section of the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth with which the section in this Act is comparable; or

            (b)         immediately before a definition in this Act is a reference to the section in the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth containing a definition with which the definition in this Act is comparable.