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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021
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Jurisdiction under this Act is conferred on the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) and certain State and Territory Courts.
163 Subsection 99(1)
Omit “Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia”, substitute “Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)”.
164 At the end of section 99
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Note: For appeals in relation to this Act, see section 26 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 and section 47A of the Family Law Act 1975.
165 Subsection 100(1)
Omit “(other than Part X of that Act), the standard Rules of Court and the related Federal Circuit Court Rules”, substitute “(other than Division 4 of Part V of that Act), the standard Rules of Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) Rules and the related Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) Rules”.
166 Sections 101 to 105
101 Appeals from courts of summary jurisdiction
(1) A Family Court of a State has jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction of the State.
(2) The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory has jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction of the Northern Territory.