Commonwealth legislation

Family Law Act 1975 s 39(7) - Proclamation (27/05/1976)

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This proclamation bars people in the Perth metropolitan area from starting or moving Family Law Act matters into Western Australia’s courts of summary jurisdiction (Magistrates Courts), directing those cases to the federal Family Court instead. It took effect from 1 June 1976.

It affects anyone in the defined metropolitan region (per WA’s Town Planning and Development Act as at 5 Jan 1976) seeking divorce, property settlement, or parenting orders, shifting such sensitive disputes to specialists in the Family Court.

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Family Law Act 1975 s 39(7) - Proclamation (27/05/1976)

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PROCLAMATION

Commonwealth of By His Excellency the

Australia Governor-General of the

JOHN R. KERR Commonwealth of Australia

Governor-General

IN pursuance of sub-section 39 (7) of the Family

Law Act 1975, I, SIR JOHN ROBERT KERR, the

Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia,

acting with the advice of the Federal Executive

Council, hereby fix 1 June 1976 as the date on and

after which proceedings under that Act may not

be instituted in or transferred to a court of summary

jurisdiction in that part of the State of Western

Australia that comprised, on 5 January 1976, the

metropolitan region within the meaning of the Town

Planning and Development Act, 1928 of that State

as amended and in force on the last-mentioned date.

GIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal

(L.S.) of Australia on 27 May 1976.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. ELLICOTT

Attorney-General

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

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