12Jurisdiction of courts

12 Jurisdiction of courts

(1) Subject to subsection (3), jurisdiction is conferred on the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, and the Family Court of Western Australia is invested with federal jurisdiction, with respect to matters arising under this Act. (2) Subject to subsection (3), each court of summary jurisdiction of each State is invested with federal jurisdiction, and jurisdiction is conferred on each court of summary jurisdiction of each Territory, with respect to matters arising under this Act. (3) A court only has jurisdiction in respect of a matter arising under this Act if it has jurisdiction in respect of an equivalent matter arising under the Family Law Act 1975, the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 or the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989, as the case requires. The court’s jurisdiction under this Act is subject to the same conditions and limitations as would apply to it in dealing with the equivalent matter.