{"id":"F2012L00894","name":"Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Proclamation 2012","slug":"family-law-amendment-validation-of-certain-orders-and-other-measures-proclamation-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89247,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00894-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Proclamation 2012","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: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nFamily Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Proclamation 2012\n\nFamily Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Act 2012\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Act 2012, fix 21 April 2012 as the day on which Schedule 2 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 19 April 2012\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nNICOLA ROXON\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1397},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument that exercises a machinery provision of the parent Act; it does not alter the substantive scope or policy intent of the underlying legislation but merely activates Schedule 2 on the specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a commencement date under section 2(1) of the parent Act","No definitions, interpretation section, or operative provisions","No cross-references, conditions, or exceptions within the instrument itself","Document contains fewer than 150 words of substantive text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal legal announcement (a Proclamation) by the Governor-General that sets **21 April 2012** as the day when **Schedule 2** of the Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Act 2012 starts operating.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Activates the law:** It triggers the commencement of specific provisions in the parent Act that were designed to fix technical legal defects in certain Family Court orders.\n*   **Who it affects:** People who had family law orders made between 2008 and 2010 that were later found to potentially lack proper judicial authority due to appointment issues.\n*   **Why it matters:** Without this Proclamation fixing the date, the validation rules would not have become active, leaving affected families in uncertainty about whether their property or parenting orders were legally valid."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-amendment-validation-of-certain-orders-and-other-measures-proclamation-2012","history":"/api/acts/family-law-amendment-validation-of-certain-orders-and-other-measures-proclamation-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-amendment-validation-of-certain-orders-and-other-measures-proclamation-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-amendment-validation-of-certain-orders-and-other-measures-proclamation-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-amendment-validation-of-certain-orders-and-other-measures-proclamation-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-amendment-validation-of-certain-orders-and-other-measures-proclamation-2012/documents"}}