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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
32AAProceedings not to be instituted in the Court if an associated matter is before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
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#### 32AA Proceedings not to be instituted in the Court if an associated matter is before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
(1) Proceedings must not be instituted in the Court in respect of a matter if:
(a) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) has jurisdiction in that matter; and
(b) proceedings in respect of an associated matter are pending in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
(2) If:
(a) proceedings are instituted in the Court in contravention of subsection (1); and
(b) the proceedings are subsequently transferred to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2);
the proceedings are taken to be as valid as they would have been if subsection (1) had not been enacted.