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Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Contents of this Act 2 4. References in section headings and definitions to comparable provisions of Commonwealth Acts 2 5. Terms used 3 6. Meaning of *member of the family* — FLA s. 4(1AB) 18 7. Meaning of *relative* — FLA s. 4(1AC) and (1AD) 20 7A. Meaning of *major long‑term issues* — FLA s. 4(1) 21 7B. Meaning of *debtor subject to a personal insolvency agreement* — FLA s. 5 21 8. Meaning of *court* 22 9A. Meaning of *family violence* etc. — FLA s. 4AB 22 9B. *Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013* Pt. 2 applies 23

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