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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
19Proceedings not to be instituted in Federal Circuit Court if associated matter before Federal Court or Family Court
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#### 19 Proceedings not to be instituted in Federal Circuit Court if associated matter before Federal Court or Family Court
(1) Proceedings must not be instituted in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in respect of a particular matter if proceedings in respect of an associated matter are pending in the Family Court or the Federal Court.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
(a) proceedings for a decree of dissolution of marriage; or
(b) proceedings instituted in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia under:
(i) Division 13A of Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975; or
(ii) Part XIII or XIIIA of that Act.
(3) If:
(a) proceedings are instituted in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in contravention of subsection (1); and
(b) the proceedings are subsequently transferred to the Federal Court or the Family Court;
the proceedings are taken to be as valid as they would have been if subsection (1) had not been enacted.