{"id":"F2005B01730","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 40(2) - Proclamation (28/02/1979)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-28-02-1979","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112152,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01730-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 40(2) - Proclamation (28/02/1979)","content":"PROCLAMATION\n\nCommonwealth of By His Excellency the\n\nAustralia Governor-General of\n\nZELMAN COWEN the Commonwealth of\n\nGovernor-General Australia\n\nIN pursuance of sub-section 40 (2) of the Family Law\n\nAct 1975, I, Sir Zelman Cowen, the Governor-General\n\nof the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the\n\nadvice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby fix\n\n1 March 1979 as the date on and after which the\n\njurisdiction of the Family Court of Australia under\n\nthat Act may be exercised in the Northern Territory\n\nin respect of:\n\n(a) appeals from judgments of the Family Court,\n\nconstituted otherwise than as a Full Court, in\n\nthe exercise of jurisdiction otherwise than under\n\nthat Act;\n\n(b) matrimonial causes instituted or continued\n\nunder that Act;\n\n(c) proceedings instituted or continued under the\n\nMarriage Act 1961, other than proceedings\n\nunder Part VII of that last-mentioned Act;\n\n(d) matters in which jurisdiction is conferred on\n\nthe Family Court by a law made by the\n\nParliament;\n\n(e) special cases stated under sub-section 94A(1)\n\nof the Family Law Act 1975; and\n\n(f) appeals under sub-section 96 (1) of that last-\n\nmentioned Act.\n\nGIVEN under my Hand and the Great\n\n(L.S.) Seal of Australia on 28 February 1979.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nP. DURACK\n\nAttorney-General\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN!","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2310},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Proclamation operates exactly as contemplated by section 40(2) of the Family Law Act 1975, which expressly authorizes the Governor-General to fix dates for the Family Court's jurisdiction to commence in Territories. It represents the intended territorial extension mechanism rather than scope creep beyond the Act's original design."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument containing only a date fix and enumerated list","No interpretation section, defined terms, or conditional logic","Straightforward references to parent Act without complex cross-referencing","Simple territorial extension without exceptions or limitations beyond the listed categories"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1 March 1979 Proclamation switched on the federal Family Court’s jurisdiction in the Northern Territory, enabling NT residents to bring specified family law disputes (including matrimonial causes, marriage validity questions, certain appeals and referred legal questions) in the Family Court rather than other courts. It did not extend the Court’s Part VII child welfare jurisdiction."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-28-02-1979","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-28-02-1979/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-28-02-1979/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-28-02-1979/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-28-02-1979/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-40-2-proclamation-28-02-1979/documents"}}