Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000 (Cth)

Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000

No. 161, 2000

Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000

No. 161, 2000

An Act relating to the jurisdiction of courts, and for other purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Jurisdiction of courts

Part 1—Amendments Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Family Law Act 1975 Trade Practices Act 1974

Part 2—Safety‑net provisions

Part 3—Transitional

Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000

No. 161, 2000

An Act relating to the jurisdiction of courts, and for other purposes

[Assented to 21 December 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Jurisdiction of courts

Part 1—Amendments

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

1 At the end of section 3 Add:

(10) To avoid doubt, a reference in this Act (other than subsections 11(1), (2) and (3)) to an application made to the Federal Court includes, and is taken always to have included, a reference to an application that has come, or that came, before the Federal Court by way of a transfer from the Federal Magistrates Court under Part 5 of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

(11) To avoid doubt, a reference in this Act (other than subsections 11(1), (2) and (3)) to an application made to the Federal Magistrates Court includes, and is taken always to have included, a reference to an application that: (a) has come, or that came, before the Federal Magistrates Court by way of a transfer from the Federal Court under section 32AB of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976; and (b) could have been made directly to the Federal Magistrates Court.