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Family Court Act 1997
6The *Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003* s. 50(2) and (3) read as follows:
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6 The *Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003* s. 50(2) and (3) read as follows:
(2) In subsection (3) —
relevant action means anything done under the *Family Court Act 1997* —
(a) after the commencement of the *Family Court Amendment Act 2002*; but
(b) before the commencement of this section.
(3) It is declared that by force of this section —
(a) any relevant action is and has always been as valid and effective as it would have been; and
(b) the rights and liabilities of all persons are and have always been the same as they would have been,
if subsection (1) had come into operation on the day on which the *Family Court Amendment Act 2002* came into operation.
7 The *Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004* s. 95 (to amend s. 243(6)) was repealed by the *Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008* s. 77(2).
8 The *Family Legislation Amendment Act 2006* s. 21, 30, 35, 41, 48, 51, 57, 61, 68(3), 70(3), 77(3), 99, 103 and 107 read as follows:
21. Transitional provision
The *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this Division, applies in relation to proceedings instituted in a court (within the meaning of that Act section 8) before, on or after the commencement of this Division.
30. Transitional provisions
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the *Family Court Act 1997* as amended by this Division, applies in relation to financial agreements (within the meaning of that Act section 205T) made at any time, whether before, on or after the commencement of this Division.
(2) The *Family Court Act 1997* as amended by this Division, does not apply to proceedings that were instituted under that Act before the commencement of this Division.
35. Transitional provisions
section 205ZG order means an order (other than an interim or a partial order) made under section 205ZG of the *Family Court Act 1997*.
(2) Subject to this section, the *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this Division, applies in relation to all de facto relationships to which that Act otherwise applies.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this Division, does not apply in relation to a de facto relationship if a section 205ZG order is in force in relation to the relationship at the commencement.
(4) If a section 205ZG order that is in force at the commencement is later set aside under section 205ZH(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the *Family Court Act 1997*, then the *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this Division, applies in relation to the de facto relationship in relation to which the order was in force, only from the time the order is set aside.
41. Transitional provision
The *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by section 36 of this Act, applies in relation to proceedings in a court (within the meaning of that Act section 8) that have not been finally determined before the commencement of that section, whether the proceedings were instituted in the court before, on or after the commencement of that section.
48. Transitional provisions
commencement means the day on which this Subdivision comes into operation;
parenting order has the same meaning as it has in the *Family Court Act 1997*.
(2) The *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this Subdivision, applies to —
(a) contraventions, and alleged contraventions, of parenting orders whether occurring before, at or after the commencement; and
(b) proceedings in a court (within the meaning of that Act section 8) in which it is alleged that a person committed a contravention of a parenting order whether those proceedings are commenced before, at or after the commencement.
51. Savings provision
Despite the amendment effected by section 50, the *Family Court Act 1997*, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Subdivision, continues to apply in respect of offers to settle proceedings made under section 240 of that Act before the commencement of this Subdivision.
57. Savings provision
Despite the amendments effected by this Subdivision, the *Family Court Act 1997*, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Subdivision, continues to apply to failures to comply with orders, bonds or sentencing alternatives made or imposed under that Act before the commencement of this Subdivision.
61. Savings provision
Despite the amendments effected by section 60, the *Family Court Act 1997*, as in force immediately before the commencement of that section, continues to apply to dispositions made under that Act before the commencement of that section.
68. Section 64 amended and transitional provision
(3) The *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this section, does not apply to, or in respect of admissions or disclosures made under that Act before the commencement of this section.
70. Section 205J amended and transitional provision
(3) The *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this section, does not apply to, or in respect of admissions or disclosures made under that Act before the commencement of this section.
77. Section 237 amended and transitional provision
(3) The *Family Court Act 1997*, as amended by this section, does not apply to, or in respect of, proceedings instituted under that Act before the commencement of this section.
99. Transitional provisions
new Act means the *Family Court Act 1997* as in force after commencement;
parenting order has the same meaning as in the *Family Court Act 1997*.
(2) Section 66C of the new Act applies to orders made on or after commencement.
(3) The amendments effected by sections 84 and 94 apply in respect of parenting orders made on or after commencement.
(4) The amendment effected by section 85 applies to proceedings under Part 5 of the *Family Court Act 1997*, whether the proceedings were initiated before, on or after commencement.
(5) The amendment effected by section 86 applies to directions given under section 73(2) of the new Act on or after commencement.
(6) The amendment effected by section 87 applies to parenting plans made on or after commencement.
(7) The amendment effected by section 90 applies to parenting orders made on or after commencement.
(8) The amendment effected by section 91 applies to parenting orders made on or after commencement (this includes, without limitation, a parenting order that varies an earlier parenting order, whether the earlier parenting order was made before or after commencement).
(9) Sections 89AA, 89AB, 89AC and 89AD of the new Act apply to parenting orders made on or after commencement.
(10) The amendment effected by section 97 applies to a court proposing to make an order mentioned in section 92(1) of the new Act, whether the proceedings to which the order relates were initiated before or after commencement.
(11) The amendments effected by this Division are taken not to constitute changed circumstances that would justify making an order to discharge or vary, or to suspend or revive the operation of, some or all of a parenting order that was made before commencement.
103. Transitional provisions
parenting order has the same meaning as in the *Family Court Act 1997*.
(2) The amendments effected by this Division apply to a contravention, or alleged contravention of a parenting order —
(a) if the contravention occurs, or the alleged contravention is alleged to occur, on or after commencement; and
(b) do not apply if the contravention occurs, or the alleged contravention is alleged to occur, before commencement.
107. Transitional provision
The amendments effected by this Division —
(a) apply to proceedings commenced by an application filed on or after 1 July 2006; and
(b) apply to proceedings commenced by an application filed before 1 July 2006, if the parties to the proceedings consent and the court grants leave.