Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsChild support or family law matters
(1) The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) may, on the application of a party to a proceeding before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) in a child support or family law matter, exercise the same power to make an order of the kind referred to in Division 1 as the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) has under that Division for the purpose of a proceeding in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1).
Matters other than child support or family law matters
(2) The Federal Court of Australia may, on the application of a party to a proceeding before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) in a matter other than a child support or family law matter, exercise the same power to make an order of the kind referred to in Division 1 as the Federal Court of Australia has under that Division for the purpose of a proceeding in the Federal Court of Australia.
(3) In this section:
"child support or family law matter" means:
(a) a matter arising under the Family Law Act 1975 or regulations under that Act; or
(b) a matter arising under the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 or regulations under that Act; or
(c) a matter arising under the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 or regulations under that Act.