Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Discovery                                                                                                        4

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976                                                                       4

Schedule 2--Suppression and non-publication orders                                   5

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                         5

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                  5

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976                                                                     10

Federal Magistrates Act 1999                                                                                15

Judiciary Act 1903                                                                                                    20

Part 2--Consequential amendments                                                                    26

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002                                                               26

Part 3--Application, saving and transitional provisions                            27

Schedule 3--Vexatious proceedings                                                                         29

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                  29

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                29

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976                                                                     35

Federal Magistrates Act 1999                                                                                42

Judiciary Act 1903                                                                                                    48

Part 2--Application and saving provisions                                                      55

Schedule 4--Transfer of proceedings from courts of summary jurisdiction        56

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                56

Schedule 5--Administrative Appeals Tribunal fees                                       58

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975                                                          58

 

 

 

Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment Act 2012

No. 186, 2012

 

An Act to amend the law relating to courts and tribunals, and for related purposes

[Assented to 11 December 2012]

 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: