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Family Law Act 1975
13JFederal Circuit and Family Court of Australia can review registered awards
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#### 13J Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia can review registered awards
(1) A party to a registered award made in family law arbitration may apply for review of the award, on questions of law, by:
(a) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia; or
(b) a single judge of the Family Court of a State.
> Note: There may be Rules of Court providing for when, and how, an application for review of the award can be made (see paragraph 123(1)(sf) and section 123A).
(2) On a review of an award under this section, the judge or Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia may:
(a) determine all questions of law arising in relation to the arbitration; and
(b) make such decrees as the judge or Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia thinks appropriate, including a decree affirming, reversing or varying the award.