Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT ACT 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  
   4.      Title  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Repeal of sections 5 and 5A  
   7.      Transitional  
   8.      Repeal of section 10  
   9.      Conciliation  
   10.     Notice seeking counselling  
   11.     Advice as to counselling  
   12.     Conciliation counselling  
   13.     Provision of certain documents  
   14.     Original jurisdiction of Family Court  
   15.     Delegation of powers to Registrars  
   16.     Jurisdiction in matrimonial causes  
   17.     Jurisdiction of Family Court  
   18.     Principles to be applied by courts  
   19.     Institution of proceedings  
   20.     Transfer of proceedings from court of summary jurisdiction in certain cases  
   21.     When decree becomes absolute  
   22.      
   23.     Heading to Part VII  
   24.      
   25.      
   26.     Powers of court  
   27.     Separate representation of child  
   28.      
   29.     Registration of State and Territory custody orders  
   30.     Overseas custody orders  
   31.      
   32.     Interfering with child subject to custody order  
   33.     Certain children not to be taken out of Australia  
   34.     Obligation of owners of vessels etc.  
   35.      
   36.     Heading to Part VIII  
   37.     Repeal of section 73  
   38.     Power of court in spousal maintenance proceedings  
   39.     Matters to be taken into consideration in relation to spousal maintenance  
   40.     Repeal of section 76  
   41.     Urgent spousal maintenance cases  
   42.      
   43.     General powers of court  
   44.     Cessation of spousal maintenance orders  
   45.     Modification of spousal maintenance orders  
   46.     Registered maintenance agreements  
   47.     Operation of maintenance agreements entered into in substitution for rights under Act  
   48.      
   49.     Institution of spousal maintenance proceedings by authority or person  
   50.     Certain instruments not liable to duty  
   51.     Intervention by other persons  
   52.     Proceedings in absence of parties  
   53.     Repeal of sections 99 and 99A  
   54.      
   55.     Persons not to be imprisoned for failure to comply with certain orders  
   56.     Inter-State enforcement of child bearing expenses orders  
   57.     Overseas enforcement of maintenance orders etc.  
   58.     Injunctions  
   59.     Powers of arrest  
   60.     Operation of State and Territory laws  
   61.     Offers of settlement  
   62.     Regulations  
   63.      Formal amendments  
   64.     Application of relief from time limits applying in relation to institution of certain proceedings  
   65.     Transitional provision in relation to section 46 of Family Law Act  
   66.     Application of certain provisions in relation to children born before commencement of Act  
   67.     Application of specification requirements in orders and agreements  
   68.     Savings provisions in relation to injunctions  
           SCHEDULE