{"id":"F2008L01445","name":"Family Law (Part VII order application - Phase 3 date) Proclamation 2008","slug":"family-law-part-vii-order-application-phase-3-date-proclamation-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":119721,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01445-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law (Part VII order application - Phase 3 date) Proclamation 2008","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: Family Law (Part VII order application - family dispute resolution requirement -phase 3 commencement date) Proclamation 2008\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nFamily Law (Part VII order application — Phase 3 date) Proclamation 2008\n\nFamily Law Act 1975\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 60I (6) of the Family Law Act 1975, fix 1 July 2008 as the date on which Phase 3 commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 15 May 2008\n\nP. M. JEFFERY  Governor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1064},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation performs exactly the narrow function authorised by the Family Law Act 1975: fixing a commencement date for a phase of the family dispute resolution requirement. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a calendar date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","References only one existing legislative provision (subsection 60I(6) of the Family Law Act 1975)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets **1 July 2008** as the start date for **Phase 3** of compulsory family dispute resolution.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Under the Family Law Act, most parents who want the court to make parenting orders (orders about where children live and who they spend time with) must first attempt family dispute resolution—essentially mediation to try to reach agreement without going to court.\n- This requirement was introduced in stages (phases) across different regions or types of cases.\n- This document simply declares that Phase 3 of that rollout begins on 1 July 2008, bringing more parents under this \"try mediation first\" rule.\n\n**Who it affects:** Parents applying for parenting orders (called \"Part VII orders\" in the legislation) in the jurisdictions or circumstances covered by Phase 3."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-part-vii-order-application-phase-3-date-proclamation-2008","history":"/api/acts/family-law-part-vii-order-application-phase-3-date-proclamation-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-part-vii-order-application-phase-3-date-proclamation-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-part-vii-order-application-phase-3-date-proclamation-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-part-vii-order-application-phase-3-date-proclamation-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-part-vii-order-application-phase-3-date-proclamation-2008/documents"}}