{"id":"F2005B01723","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 96(3) - Proclamation (27/05/1976)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-96-3-proclamation-27-05-1976","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112138,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01723-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 96(3) - Proclamation (27/05/1976)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Australian Government Gazette\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\nPROCLAMATION\n\n \n\nCommonwealth of   By His Excellency the\n\nAustralia   Governor-General of the\n\nJOHN R. KERR  Commonwealth of Australia\n\nGovernor-General\n\nIN pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 96 of the\n\nFamily Law Act 1975, I, SIR JOHN ROBERT KERR,\n\nthe Governor-General of the Commonwealth of\n\nAustralia, acting with the advice of the Federal\n\nExecutive Council, hereby fix 1 June 1976 as the date\n\non or after which appeals to the Supreme Courts of\n\nthe States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland,\n\nSouth Australia and Tasmania and of the Australian\n\nCapital Territory and Norfolk Island under that\n\nsection may not be instituted.\n\n \n\n GIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal\n\n(L.S.)  of Australia on 27 May 1976.\n\n \n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\n \n\n R. ELLICOTT\n\n Attorney-General\n\n \n\n GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation changes the availability of appeals under s 96(3) by fixing 1 June 1976 as the cut‑off date; from that date onward, appeals to the listed Supreme Courts \"may not be instituted\" under that section (Proclamation; s 96(3)). The scope of procedural access under that provision is therefore narrowed from the date specified."},"complexity_factors":["Uses a specific statutory power (sub‑section (3) of s 96) requiring a proclamation rather than ordinary legislation","Operates by fixing a single cut‑off date which creates time‑sensitive consequences for litigants","Applies simultaneously to multiple jurisdictions (five State Supreme Courts plus the Supreme Court of the ACT and Norfolk Island)","Concentrates a procedural change in executive action (Governor‑General with Federal Executive Council advice)","Does not state transitional arrangements or alternative remedies in the text, leaving follow‑on legal questions to other sources"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under s.96(3) of the Family Law Act 1975, fixes 1 June 1976 as the cut‑off date after which certain appeals to specified superior courts may not be instituted. It affects anyone who might have relied on those appeal routes, imposing a strict timing constraint on bringing appeals; it was signed by the Governor‑General on 27 May 1976."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performed exactly the limited function authorised by section 96(3) of the Family Law Act 1975—fixing a date for the cessation of appeals to state Supreme Courts. It did not expand beyond this specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other sections beyond the enabling provision (s 96(3))","Simple date-fixing mechanism with clear territorial scope","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Historical document of purely administrative character"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **1976 proclamation** (an official government announcement) made by the Governor-General under the Family Law Act 1975.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 June 1976** as the cut-off date after which people can **no longer appeal** certain family law matters to the Supreme Courts of:\n  - New South Wales\n  - Victoria\n  - Queensland\n  - South Australia\n  - Tasmania\n  - Australian Capital Territory\n  - Norfolk Island\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThe Family Law Act 1975 created a new federal Family Court to handle divorce and family matters. Before this, family law cases were heard in state Supreme Courts. This proclamation **shut down the old appeal pathway** to state Supreme Courts, ensuring all appeals would instead go through the new federal Family Court system. It was a key step in centralising family law under federal jurisdiction.\n\n**Who it affected:**\nAnyone involved in family law proceedings who might have wanted to appeal to a state Supreme Court after 1 June 1976."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-96-3-proclamation-27-05-1976","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-96-3-proclamation-27-05-1976/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-96-3-proclamation-27-05-1976/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-96-3-proclamation-27-05-1976/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-96-3-proclamation-27-05-1976/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-96-3-proclamation-27-05-1976/documents"}}