4Meaning of ineffective judgment

#### 4 Meaning of ineffective judgment 4 Meaning of ineffective judgment > > (1) A reference in this Act to an ineffective judgment is a reference to a judgment of a federal court in a State matter given or recorded, before the commencement of this section, in the purported exercise of jurisdiction purporting to have been conferred on the federal court by a relevant State Act. > > > (2) If— > > > > > (a) a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in its appellate jurisdiction has purported to affirm, reverse or vary an ineffective judgment, or > > > > > (b) a Full Court of the Family Court of Australia has purported to affirm, reverse or vary an ineffective judgment, > > > > a reference in this Act to the ineffective judgment is a reference to the ineffective judgment in the form in which, and to the extent to which, it purports or purported to have effect from time to time.