(1) This regulation applies to a fee for a service requested, or for the filing of a document lodged, under the Family Law Act on or after 1 January 2013.
(2) However, if a service was requested before 1 January 2013:
(a) payment of the fee for the service may be deferred under section 2.10 (regardless of whether the fee was also deferred before 1 January 2013); and
(b) subsection 2.12 (9) applies to any hearing days that were fixed for 1 January 2013 or after.
Note 1 See regulation 83 of the Family Law Regulations 1984 in relation to fees for services that were requested under those Regulations before 1 January 2013.
Note 2 See Part 5 of the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court Regulation 2012 in relation to fees for services provided by the Federal Magistrates Court that were requested before 1 January 2013.