{"id":"F2005B01719","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 40(2) - Proclamation (11/12/1975)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-11-12-1975","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112133,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01719-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 40(2) - Proclamation (11/12/1975)","content":"PROCLAMATION\n\nAustralia By His Excellency\n\nJOHN R. KERR the Governor-General\n\nGovernor-General of Australia\n\nIN pursuance of sub-section 40 (2) of the Family Law\n\nAct 1975, I, SIR JOHN ROBERT KERR, the\n\nGovernor-General of Australia acting with the advice\n\nof the Executive Council, hereby fix 5 January 1976\n\nas the date on and after which the jurisdiction of the\n\nFamily Court of Australia under that Act may be\n\nexercised in respect of:\n\n(a) all proceedings in respect of which the Family\n\nCourt of Australia has jurisdiction by virtue of\n\nparagraphs (a), (b) and (d) of sub-section\n\n31 (1) of that Act in the States of New South\n\nWales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia\n\nand Tasmania and in the Australian Capital\n\nTerritory and Norfolk Island;\n\n(b) appeals under sub-section 94 (1) of that Act in\n\nthe States of New South Wales, Victoria,\n\nQueensland, South Australia, Western Australia\n\nand Tasmania; and\n\n(c) appeals under sub-section 96 (1) of that Act\n\nin the States of New South Wales, Victoria,\n\nQueensland, South Australia and Tasmania\n\nand in the Australian Capital Territory and\n\nNorfolk Island.\n\nGIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal\n\n(L.S.) of Australia on eleventh December 1975.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nIVOR J. GREENWOOD\n\nAttorney-General","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2125},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation represents the original implementation of the Family Law Act 1975 as intended by Parliament, establishing the commencement date and initial geographic jurisdiction without expanding beyond or deviating from the Act's original framework."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose commencement instrument","Requires cross-referencing to sections of the Family Law Act to understand full scope","Different geographic coverage for different types of proceedings (e.g., Western Australia included for section 94 appeals but excluded from main jurisdiction)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixed 5 January 1976 as the start date for the Family Court of Australia, transferring most divorce and family law business from state courts to a new federal specialist court in NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS, the ACT and Norfolk Island. Western Australia was excluded from primary jurisdiction but included for certain appeals."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-11-12-1975","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-11-12-1975/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-11-12-1975/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-11-12-1975/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-11-12-1975/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-11-12-1975/documents"}}