We, Judges within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975, make the following Rules of Court under that Act.
Dated 23 February 2009
D. BRYANT CJ
J. FAULKS DCJ
M .MAY J
J. M. BOLAND J
S. R. O'RYAN J
J. BARRY J
N. MUSHIN J
S. BROWN J
R. K. BURR J
L. WADDY J
P. ROSE J
D. COLLIER J
S. STRICKLAND J
A. MONTEITH J
J. STEVENSON J
P. YOUNG J
G. A .WATTS J
R. BENJAMIN J
J. RYAN J
P. J. MURPHY J
P. CRONIN J
S. FOWLER J
Judges of the Family Court
of Australia
A. M. FILIPPELLO
Principal Registrar
Family Court of Australia
C. E. MARTIN J
J. PENNY J
J. CRISFORD J
S. D. CROOKS J
Judges of the Family Court
of Western Australia
Contents
1 Name of Rules 3
2 Commencement 3
3 Amendment of Family Law Rules 2004 3
Schedule 1 Amendments to support the trial and case management pathway and docket system 4
Schedule 2 De facto relationship amendments 46
Schedule 3 Amendments to introduce the Initiating Application (Family Law) and Response to Initiating Application (Family Law) 56
Schedule 4 Consequential amendments 72
Note
1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.