{"id":"F2005B01726","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 69J(3) and (6) - Proclamation of Day Relating to Proceedings in Courts of Summary Jurisdiction (06/11/1996)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-69j-3-and-6-proclamation-of-day-relating-to-proceedings-in-courts-of-summary-j","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112145,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01726-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 69J(3) and (6) - Proclamation of Day Relating to Proceedings in Courts of Summary Jurisdiction (06/11/1996)","content":"Family Law Act 1975\n\nPROCLAMATION OF DAY RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS IN\n\nCOURTS OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION\n\nI, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of\n\nAustralia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under\n\nsubsections 69J (3) and (6) of the Family Law Act 1975:\n\n(a) revoke the Proclamation made on 9 June 1993 under subsection 63 (3) of\n\nthat Act (as continued in force by Schedule 2 to the Family Law Reform\n\nAct 1995) on and from 1 December 1996; and\n\n(b) fix 1 December 1996 as the date on and after which proceedings in relation\n\nto matters arising under Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975, other than in\n\nconnection with proceedings referred to in section 68T of that Act, may not\n\nbe instituted in, or transferred to, a court of summary jurisdiction in the\n\nPerth Metropolitan region (being the region described in the Third Schedule\n\nto the Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959 of Western\n\nAustralia), other than the court located at 150 Terrace Road, Perth.\n\nSigned and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 6 November 1996.\n\nWILLIAM DEANE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nDARYL WILLIAMS\n\nAttorney-General and Minister for Justice","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1974},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation operates strictly within the authority granted by section 69J of the Family Law Act 1975, which expressly empowers the Governor-General to fix dates and prescribe locations for jurisdiction in courts of summary jurisdiction. It does not expand beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["References to multiple sections of the Family Law Act (ss 69J(3), 69J(6), 68T, and Part VII)","Incorporation of external Western Australian planning legislation to define the 'Perth Metropolitan region'","Technical jurisdictional terminology ('courts of summary jurisdiction', 'instituted', 'transferred')","Exception for proceedings referenced in section 68T (child support enforcement)","Revocation of a previous 1993 proclamation while maintaining the same operative date"],"plain_english_summary":"From 1 December 1996, most family‑law children’s cases in the Perth metropolitan region must be started or transferred only at the magistrates’ court located at 150 Terrace Road, Perth. Child support enforcement proceedings are excluded.\n\nThis affects parents/carers and anyone seeking to file or move Part VII parenting or children’s matters within the Perth Metropolitan area, centralizing cases for consistent, specialized handling."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69j-3-and-6-proclamation-of-day-relating-to-proceedings-in-courts-of-summary-j","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69j-3-and-6-proclamation-of-day-relating-to-proceedings-in-courts-of-summary-j/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69j-3-and-6-proclamation-of-day-relating-to-proceedings-in-courts-of-summary-j/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69j-3-and-6-proclamation-of-day-relating-to-proceedings-in-courts-of-summary-j/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69j-3-and-6-proclamation-of-day-relating-to-proceedings-in-courts-of-summary-j/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69j-3-and-6-proclamation-of-day-relating-to-proceedings-in-courts-of-summary-j/documents"}}