Family Proceedings Act 1980

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1 Short Title and commencement

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Family Proceedings Act 1980.

(2)

Except as provided in subsection (3) and in section 190(3), this Act shall come into force on 1 October 1981.

(3)

Sections 144 to 146 and 149 shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

(4)

An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

See secondary legislation made under this Act (if published on this website)
Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this section
PublicationPCO must publish it on the legislation website and notify it in the GazetteLA19 s 69(1)(c)
PresentationThe Minister must present it to the House of RepresentativesLA19 s 114, Sch 1 cl 32(1)(a)
DisallowanceIt may be disallowed by the House of Representatives LA19 ss 115, 116
This note is not part of the Act.

Section 1(3): sections 144–146 and 149 brought into force, on 1 March 1986, by clause 2 of the Family Proceedings Act (United Nations Convention) Commencement Order 1986 (SR 1986/9).

Section 1(4): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).