Family Court Act 1980

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Reprint as at 26 August 2020

Act title: replaced, on 1 March 2017, by section 249(a) of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

	Title [Repealed]
1	Title and commencement
1A	Purpose
2	Interpretation
3	Act to bind the Crown
4	Establishment of Family Court
5	Appointment of Family Court Judges
6	Principal Family Court Judge
7	Acting Family Court Judges
8	Counselling supervisors, counsellors, and other officers
9	Stationing of Judges and sittings of courts
9A	Duty of lawyers to promote conciliation
9B	Role of lawyer appointed to represent child or young person in proceedings
9C	Role of lawyer appointed to assist court
10	Avoidance of unnecessary formality
11	Jurisdiction of Family Court
11A	Attendance at hearings
11B	Publication of reports of proceedings
11C	Meaning of identifying information
11D	Meaning of vulnerable person
12	Proceedings to be brought and dealt with under Family Court Rules
12A	Evidence
13	Court may state case for High Court
14	Transfer of proceedings to High Court
15	District Court may exercise certain jurisdiction
15A	Application of Contempt of Court Act 2019
16	Application of District Court Act 2016
16A	Family Court Rules
16B	Regulations relating to court fees
16C	Reviews of decisions of Registrars concerning fees
16D	Regulations relating to payments to professionals
17	Certain enactments amended
17A	Repeals
18	Transitional and saving provisions
	Schedule Enactments amended
	Reprint notes

Title [Repealed]

Title: repealed, on 1 March 2017, by section 250 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).

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