{"id":"F2005B01945","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 69ZF(1) - Proclamation (04/12/1996)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-69zf-1-proclamation-04-12-1996","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112283,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01945-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 69ZF(1) - Proclamation (04/12/1996)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\nFamily Law Act 1975\n\n \n\nPROCLAMATION\n\n \n\n \n\nI, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of\n\nAustralia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section\n\nsubsection 69ZF (1) of the Family Law Act 1975 declare that all the child welfare law\n\nprovisions of Part VII of that Act extend to New South Wales on and from 1 January\n\n1997.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSigned and sealed with the\n\nGreat Seal of Australia\n\non 4 December 1996\n\n \n\nWILLIAM DEANE\n\n \n\nGovernor-General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDARYL WILLIAMS\n\nAttorney-General and Minister for Justice\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation declares that existing child welfare provisions in Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975 extend to New South Wales from 1 January 1997. The text does not amend or alter the content of Part VII nor indicate any departure from the provisions themselves; it operates as an application/extension of those provisions under subsection 69ZF(1). The proclamation contains no material suggesting a change from the original statutory scope of Part VII."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause declaring extension of law to New South Wales (straightforward effect).","Reference to subsection 69ZF(1) of the Family Law Act 1975 — requires cross-reference to understand the statutory power used.","Reference to \"all the child welfare law provisions of Part VII\" — identifying the exact provisions and their operational effects requires consulting Part VII itself.","Specified effective date (1 January 1997) creates a clear temporal boundary but may interact with transitional arrangements elsewhere (not included here).","Formal signing and sealing by Governor-General and attestation by Attorney‑General reflect constitutional/formal process but add no implementation detail.","No implementation, cost allocation, or administrative direction included in the text increases the need to consult other sources to assess practical effects."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor‑General on the advice of the Federal Executive Council and signed by William Deane (attested by Attorney‑General Daryl Williams), declares that the child‑welfare provisions of Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975 extend to New South Wales from 1 January 1997.\n\nIt is purely declaratory — it does not amend Part VII or set out implementation, costs, or administrative arrangements; those details must be found in Part VII and related instruments."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by section 69ZF(1) of the Family Law Act 1975 — to allow the Governor-General to extend Part VII provisions to specified states by proclamation. The scope remains precisely as authorised by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision extending existing law to one jurisdiction","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional logic within the instrument itself","Extremely short — approximately 100 words of substantive content","Straightforward declaratory language with no exceptions or qualifications"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal declaration (called a 'proclamation') made by the Governor-General in 1996. It brings New South Wales into the national family law system for child welfare matters.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Extends Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975 to New South Wales from 1 January 1997\n- Part VII deals with 'child welfare law' — essentially, laws about protecting children and deciding who should care for them when there are concerns about their safety or wellbeing\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Families in New South Wales involved in child protection or welfare matters\n- Before this proclamation, NSW operated under its own separate child welfare system. After this date, the federal Family Law Act also applied to these matters in NSW\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This was part of a gradual process to create a consistent national approach to family law across Australia\n- It meant that NSW courts could use the federal Family Law Act for child welfare cases, rather than relying solely on state laws\n- This helps families who move between states, as the same laws apply more consistently across the country"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69zf-1-proclamation-04-12-1996","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69zf-1-proclamation-04-12-1996/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69zf-1-proclamation-04-12-1996/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69zf-1-proclamation-04-12-1996/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69zf-1-proclamation-04-12-1996/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-69zf-1-proclamation-04-12-1996/documents"}}