{"id":"F2005B01720","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 39(7) - Proclamation (27/05/1976)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-39-7-proclamation-27-05-1976","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112135,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01720-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 39(7) - Proclamation (27/05/1976)","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\nPROCLAMATION\n\n \n\nCommonwealth of   By His Excellency the\n\nAustralia   Governor-General of the\n\nJOHN R. KERR  Commonwealth of Australia\n\nGovernor-General  \n\n \n\nIN pursuance of sub-section 39 (7) of the Family\n\nLaw Act 1975, I, SIR JOHN ROBERT KERR, the\n\nGovernor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia,\n\nacting with the advice of the Federal Executive\n\nCouncil, hereby fix 1 June 1976 as the date on and\n\nafter which proceedings under that Act may not\n\nbe instituted in or transferred to a court of summary\n\njurisdiction in that part of the State of Western\n\nAustralia that comprised, on 5 January 1976, the\n\nmetropolitan region within the meaning of the Town\n\nPlanning and Development Act, 1928 of that State\n\nas amended and in force on the last-mentioned date.\n\nGIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal\n\n(L.S.) of Australia on 27 May 1976.\n\n \n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n    \n\nR. ELLICOTT\n\nAttorney-General \n\n \n\n GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1694},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation operates precisely within the authority granted by section 39(7) of the Family Law Act 1975, which specifically empowers the Governor-General to fix dates limiting the jurisdiction of summary courts. It implements the original legislative intent to phase out family law jurisdiction in lower courts without expanding beyond that purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single procedural mechanism (fixing a specific commencement date)","Geographic limitation relies on external reference to Western Australian state legislation (*Town Planning and Development Act 1928*) for the definition of 'metropolitan region'","No exceptions, conditions, or nested definitions","Straightforward exercise of delegated power under existing statute"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation bars people in the Perth metropolitan area from starting or moving Family Law Act matters into Western Australia’s courts of summary jurisdiction (Magistrates Courts), directing those cases to the federal Family Court instead. It took effect from 1 June 1976.\n\nIt affects anyone in the defined metropolitan region (per WA’s Town Planning and Development Act as at 5 Jan 1976) seeking divorce, property settlement, or parenting orders, shifting such sensitive disputes to specialists in the Family Court."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-39-7-proclamation-27-05-1976","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-39-7-proclamation-27-05-1976/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-39-7-proclamation-27-05-1976/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-39-7-proclamation-27-05-1976/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-39-7-proclamation-27-05-1976/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-39-7-proclamation-27-05-1976/documents"}}