{"id":"F2011L02092","name":"Family Law Act 1975 - Proclamation (19/10/2011)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-proclamation-19-10-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":87480,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02092-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 - Proclamation (19/10/2011)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nFamily Law Act 1975\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 40 (2) of the Family Law Act 1975, fix 21 October 2011 as the date on and after which the jurisdiction of the Family Court under paragraph 93A (1) (aa) of the Act may be exercised in respect of appeals from proceedings in Western Australia under subsection 94AAA (1A) of the Act.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on      19 October 2011\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1606},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or alter the substantive scope of the Family Law Act 1975. It is purely administrative, activating pre-existing jurisdictional provisions by fixing a commencement date for the Family Court to hear Western Australian appeals as originally intended by the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a specific date","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Relies on external statutory references (sections 40, 93A, and 94AAA) for substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal legal notice (a **proclamation**) that sets **21 October 2011** as the start date for a specific appeal pathway in family law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows the **Family Court of Australia** to begin hearing appeals from certain Western Australian family law cases\n- Specifically covers appeals from decisions made by Western Australian magistrates (lower court judges) under section 94AAA of the Family Law Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWestern Australia has its own separate state-based family court system, unlike the rest of Australia. This proclamation ensures that when WA magistrates make decisions under the federal Family Law Act, parties have the right to appeal those decisions to the federal Family Court. Before this date, that specific appeal route wasn't available."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-proclamation-19-10-2011","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-proclamation-19-10-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-proclamation-19-10-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-proclamation-19-10-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-proclamation-19-10-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-proclamation-19-10-2011/documents"}}