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Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Proclamation 2012

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This is a formal legal announcement (a Proclamation) by the Governor-General that sets 21 April 2012 as the day when Schedule 2 of the Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Act 2012 starts operating.

What it does:

Activates the law: It triggers the commencement of specific provisions in the parent Act that were designed to fix technical legal defects in certain Family Court orders.
Who it affects: People who had family law orders made between 2008 and 2010 that were later found to potentially lack proper judicial authority due to appointment issues.
Why it matters: Without this Proclamation fixing the date, the validation rules would not have become active, leaving affected families in uncertainty about whether their property or parenting orders were legally valid.

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Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Proclamation 2012

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Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Proclamation 2012

Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Act 2012

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Act 2012, fix 21 April 2012 as the day on which Schedule 2 to that Act commences.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 19 April 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Attorney-General

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Proclamation 2012

Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Act 2012

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 19 April 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Attorney-General