{"id":"F2005B01724","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 40(2) - Proclamation (18/02/1977)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-18-02-1977","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112141,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01724-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 40(2) - Proclamation (18/02/1977)","content":"PROCLAMATION\n\nCommonwealth of By His Excellency the\n\nAustralia Governor-General of\n\nJOHN R. KERR the Commonwealth of\n\nGovernor-General 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 the Commonwealth of Australia,\n\nacting with the advice of the Federal Executive\n\nCouncil, hereby fix 18 February 1977 as the date on\n\nand after which the jurisdiction of the Family Court\n\nof Australia under that Act may be exercised in\n\nrespect of:\n\n(a) appeals referred to in paragraph 29 (1) (b) of\n\nthat Act in the States of New South Wales,\n\nVictoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tas-\n\nmania and in the Australian Capital Territory\n\nand Norfolk Island;\n\n(b) appeals under sub-section 94 (1) of that Act\n\nin the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern\n\nTerritory and Norfolk Island; and\n\n(c) special cases stated under sub-section 94A (1)\n\nof that Act in the States of New South Wales,\n\nVictoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tas\\-\n\nmania and in the Australian Capital Territory\n\nand Norfolk Island.\n\nGIVEN under my Hand and the Great\n\nSeal of Australia on 18 February 1977.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nAttorney-General\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN!","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2911},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This 1977 proclamation operates strictly within the bounds of section 40(2) of the Family Law Act 1975, fixing the date for commencement of specific appellate jurisdictions without expanding beyond the enabling provision's original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a commencement date with no conditional triggers","Zero defined terms or interpretation provisions within the instrument","No nested exceptions, provisos, or conditional logic","Simple territorial limitations listed in plain text","External references to parent Act sections do not create internal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Governor-General's proclamation activated, on 18 February 1977, specific appellate and referral powers of the Family Court of Australia so it could begin hearing certain appeals and legal questions that it previously could not.\n\nIt applied to appeals and special-case referrals in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and Norfolk Island, and served as the legal trigger allowing the Court to exercise those powers once arrangements were in place."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-18-02-1977","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-18-02-1977/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-18-02-1977/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-18-02-1977/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-18-02-1977/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-18-02-1977/documents"}}