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FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2021 (NO. 13, 2021) - NOTES

 

No. 13, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 2

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

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 6

Schedule 1--Amendments relating to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia         7

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                    7

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                  7

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976                                                                     37

Part 2--Application, saving and transitional provisions                            55

Division 1--Introduction                                                                                          55

Division 2--Application of amendments                                                              55

Division 3--Saving and transitional provisions: Family Law Act 1975 amendments       55

Division 4--Saving and transitional provisions: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 amendments              57

Part 3--Amendments not commencing before 1 January 2020            59

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021                                 59

Part 4--Amendments relating to making Rules of Court                         60

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006                     60

Corporations Act 2001                                                                                             60

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                60

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021                                 61

Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994                                                                            64

Schedule 2--Further consequential amendments                                            65

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975                                                          65

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977                                       67

Admiralty Act 1988                                                                                                   72

Aged Care Act 1997                                                                                                  73

Age Discrimination Act 2004                                                                                  73

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                 73

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980                                        74

Archives Act 1983                                                                                                      74

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012                     74

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002                                                               74

Australian Energy Market Act 2004                                                                      77

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                77

Australian Jobs Act 2013                                                                                         79

Australian Passports Act 2005                                                                               79

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001                          79

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979                                  80

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006                                           81

Bankruptcy Act 1966                                                                                                81

Biosecurity Act 2015                                                                                                 84

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Act 2017       85

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                             85

Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016                                                                     85

Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016      85

Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010                                                86

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                    86

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                     89

Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011                                                                         92

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992           93

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992 94

Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012                        95

Competition and Consumer Act 2010                                                                   95

Copyright Act 1968                                                                                                   98

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006                     99

Corporations Act 2001                                                                                           101

Court Security Act 2013                                                                                         103

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                       105

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                        106

Customs Act 1901                                                                                                    107

Defence Act 1903                                                                                                     108

Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990                                           108

Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001                                                108

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                     108

Do Not Call Register Act 2006                                                                             110

Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000                                        113

Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015                                                                      113

Evidence Act 1995                                                                                                   113

Extradition Act 1988                                                                                              113

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                 117

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009                                               121

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009               122

Family Court of Western Australia (Orders of Registrars) Act 1997            123

Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981                                                                124

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975                                                  125

Foreign Evidence Act 1994                                                                                   125

Freedom of Information Act 1982                                                                        127

Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Act 2018                                    128

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Authority Governance and Other Matters) Act 2018              129

Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012                                  130

Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010                                                                           130

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                   130

Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Act 2011                                          131

Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2017                                              131

Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012                                                                 131

Imported Food Control Act 1992                                                                         132

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                                                                          132

Independent Contractors Act 2006                                                                      132

Industrial Chemicals Act 2019                                                                             133

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989                      133

Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Act 2019                                        133

Insurance Contracts Act 1984                                                                              133

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Act 2018                                                                                                                                     134

Interactive Gambling Act 2001                                                                             134

Judges (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979                                                            134

Judges' Pensions Act 1968                                                                                    135

Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984 136

Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012               137

Judiciary Act 1903                                                                                                  138

Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987                                               139

Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006                                        142

Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 2014               143

Marriage Act 1961                                                                                                  143

Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017         143

Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973                                 144

Migration Act 1958                                                                                                 144

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987                                             150

My Health Records Act 2012                                                                                 152

Narcotic Drugs Act 1967                                                                                       152

National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016                                                 152

National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009                                               152

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013                                              154

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007                                   155

National Health Act 1953                                                                                      155

National Health Security Act 2007                                                                      155

National Measurement Act 1960                                                                          155

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018   156

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011             156

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006                          158

Ombudsman Act 1976                                                                                             159

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989  162

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010                                                                              162

Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017                                                     163

Personal Property Securities Act 2009                                                               163

Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting Act 2017                                               168

Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994                                                                          168

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                     169

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002                                                                                  171

Product Emissions Standards Act 2017                                                              171

Product Stewardship Act 2011                                                                             171

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013                                                                    172

Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014                                        173

Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990                                                            173

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000                                                           174

Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009                                              174

Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018                                                                       175

Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018                                                      175

Shipping Registration Act 1981                                                                           176

Social Security Act 1991                                                                                        176

Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018                                                            176

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012                                      177

Student Assistance Act 1973                                                                                 178

Taxation Administration Act 1953                                                                       178

Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018            179

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011                        180

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989                                                                                 181

Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011                                                                    182

Trade Marks Act 1995                                                                                            182

Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010                                                                  184

Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018                                                            184

VET Student Loans Act 2016                                                                                 185

Water Act 2007                                                                                                        185

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005                                       185

Work Health and Safety Act 2011                                                                        186

Schedule 3--Repeal of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999                188

Part 1--Repeals                                                                                                            188

Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999                                                     188

Part 2--Saving and transitional provisions                                                    189

Schedule 4--Contingent amendments                                                                   193

Part 1--Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Act 2019              193

Aged Care Act 1997                                                                                                193

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018                                      193

Part 2--Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Act 2019          194

Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Act 2019                194

Part 3--Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) Act 2021          195

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                 195

Part 4--Family Law Amendment (Western Australia De Facto Superannuation Splitting and Bankruptcy) Act 2020                                                                                                        196

Bankruptcy Act 1966                                                                                              196

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                              196

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021                               198

Part 5--Interactive Gambling Amendment (National Self-exclusion Register) Act 2019            199

Interactive Gambling Act 2001                                                                             199

Part 6--National Sports Tribunal Act 2019                                                   200

National Sports Tribunal Act 2019                                                                     200

Part 7--Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2019                                                                                                                 201

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006                          201

Part 8--Student Identifiers Amendment (Enhanced Student Permissions) Act 2020    202

Student Identifiers Act 2014                                                                                  202

Part 9--Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Act 2020               203

Telecommunications Act 1997                                                                              203

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999  203

Schedule 5--Transitional provisions                                                                      204

Part 1--Introduction                                                                                                 204

Part 2--Continuity of the Family Court of Australia, and Judges and personnel of the Court  205

Part 3--Continuity of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, and Judges and personnel of the Court 211

Part 4--Transitional arrangements for appeals                                             216

Division 1--Appeals or applications not made, but time for making appeal or application not expired       216

Division 2--Matters not substantively heard before the commencement day 217

Division 3--Matters substantively heard, in whole or in part, before the commencement day       222

Division 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                     224

Part 5--Miscellaneous                                                                                              227

 


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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021

No. 13, 2021

 

 

 

An Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters in connection with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021, and for related purposes

[Assented to 1 March 2021]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

 

[Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 5 December 2019

Senate on 2 December 2020]

 

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