Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title.  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.       
   5.      Child welfare law not affected  
   6.      Conciliation  
   7.      Notice seeking counselling  
   8.      Advice as to counselling  
   9.       
   10.     Admissions made to marriage counsellors, &c.  
   11.     Interpretation  
   12.      
   13.     Appointment, removal and resignation of Judges  
   14.     Exercise of jurisdiction  
   15.     Repeal of section 29  
   16.     Original jurisdiction of Family Court  
   17.     Officers of Court  
   18.     Jurisdiction in matrimonial causes  
   19.     Jurisdiction of Family Court  
   20.     Law to be applied  
   21.     Institution of proceedings  
   22.     Stay and transfer of proceedings  
   23.     Transfer of proceedings from court of summary jurisdiction in certain cases  
   24.     Dissolution of marriage  
   25.     Interpretation  
   26.      
   27.     Conferences with court counsellors or welfare officers  
   28.      
   29.     Powers of court in custodial proceedings  
   30.     Separate representation of child  
   31.     Overseas custody orders  
   32.     Interfering with child subject to custody order  
   33.      
   34.      
   35.     Matters to be taken into consideration with respect to maintenance  
   36.     Alteration of property interests  
   37.     Setting aside of orders altering property interests  
   38.     Cessation of orders  
   39.     Modification of maintenance orders  
   40.     Execution of instruments by order of court  
   41.     Transactions to defeat claims  
   42.      
   43.     Registration of maintenance agreements  
   44.      
   45.     Enforcement of maintenance agreements  
   46.      
   47.      
   48.     Intervention by other persons  
   49.      
   50.     Appeals to Family Court  
   51.     Appeals from courts of summary jurisdiction  
   52.     Procedure  
   53.      
   54.      
   55.     Overseas decrees  
   56.     Enforcement generally  
   57.     Persons not to be imprisoned for failure to comply with certain orders  
   58.     Contempt  
   59.     Overseas enforcement of maintenance orders and enforcement of overseas maintenance orders  
   60.     Convention on Recovery Abroad of Maintenance  
   61.      
   62.      
   63.      
   64.     Injunctions  
   65.      
   66.     Establishment of Institute  
   67.      
   68.     Family Law Council  
   69.     Costs  
   70.      
   71.      
   72.      
   73.      
   74.     Repeal of section 106  
   75.      
   76.     Further amendments  
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