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PROPERTY (RELATIONSHIPS) ACT 1984
- As at 14 July 2023
- Act 147 of 1984
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. De facto relationships
5. Domestic relationships
5A. Family relationship
6. Application of Act
7. Other rights of parties to relationship not affected by this Act
8. Declaration of interests in property
PART 2 - JURISDICTION
9. Courts having jurisdiction under this Act
10. Limit of jurisdiction of Local Court
11. Staying and transfer of proceedings
12. Transfer of proceedings from Local Court in certain cases
13. Courts to act in aid of each other
PART 3 - PROCEEDINGS FOR FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENT
Division 1 - Preliminary
14. Applications for orders under this Part
15. Prerequisites for making of order--residence within State etc
16. Relevant facts and circumstances
17. Prerequisites for making of order--length of relationship etc
18. Time limit for making applications
19. Duty of court to end financial relationships
Division 2 - Adjustment of interests with respect to property
20. Application for adjustment
21. Adjournment of application--likelihood of significant change in circumstances
22. Adjournment of application--proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)
23. Deferment of order
24. Effect of death of parties on application
25. Effect of death of party on order
Division 3 - Maintenance
26. No general right to maintenance between parties to relationship
27. Order for maintenance
28. Interim maintenance
29. Effect of subsequent relationship or marriage
30. Duration of orders for periodic maintenance
31. Effect of death of parties on application
32. Cessation of order--generally
33. Cessation of order--child care responsibilities
34. Recovery of arrears
35. Variation etc of orders for periodic maintenance
36. Other maintenance orders not to be varied
37. Extension of orders for periodic maintenance
Division 4 - General
38. Orders etc of a court
39. Execution of instruments by order of a court
40. Ex parte orders
41. Variation and setting aside of orders
42. Transactions to defeat claims
43. Interests of other parties
PART 4 - DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENTS AND TERMINATION AGREEMENTS
44. Definitions
45. Entering into agreements
46. Agreements subject to law of contract
47. Effect of agreements in certain proceedings
48. Effect of certain exclusion provisions in agreements
49. Variation of terms of domestic relationship agreements
50. Effect of revocation etc of agreements
51. Effect of death of party to relationship--periodic maintenance
52. Effect of death of party to domestic relationship
PART 5 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT
53. Granting of injunctions
54. Failure to comply with injunction
55. Other powers of courts not affected
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
56. Declaration as to existence of domestic relationship
57. Enforcement of certain Supreme Court orders by Local Court
58. Enforcement of certain orders for payment of money
59. Enforcement of other orders etc
60. Rules of court
61. Regulations
62. Effect of Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999
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