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Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999
7Effect of declared rights and liabilities
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#### 7 Effect of declared rights and liabilities
7 Effect of declared rights and liabilities
> > (1) A right or liability conferred, imposed or affected by section 6—
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> > > (a) is exercisable or enforceable, and
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> > > (b) is to be regarded as always having been exercisable or enforceable,
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> > as if it were a right or liability conferred, imposed or affected by a judgment of the Supreme Court.
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> > (2) Without limiting section 6 or subsection (1) of this section, the rights and liabilities conferred, imposed or affected by section 6 include the right of a person who was a party to the proceeding or purported proceeding in which the ineffective judgment was given or recorded to appeal against that judgment.
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> > (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), each ineffective judgment of—
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> > > (a) the Federal Court of Australia, otherwise than as a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, or
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> > > (b) the Family Court of Australia, otherwise than as a Full Court of the Family Court of Australia,
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> > is deemed to be a judgment of the Supreme Court in a Division constituted by a Judge of the Supreme Court.