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Family Law Amendment Act 2003
No. 138, 2003
An Act to amend the Family Law Act 1975, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Removal of requirement to register parenting plans Family Law Act 1975
Schedule 2—Use of audio links, video links etc.
Part 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975
Part 2—Application of amendments
Schedule 3—Management of the Family Court
Part 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975
Part 2—Regulations
Schedule 4—Parenting compliance regime Family Law Act 1975
Schedule 4A—Setting aside financial agreements
Part 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975
Part 2—Application of amendments
Schedule 5—Other amendments relating to financial agreements Family Law Act 1975
Schedule 6—Orders and injunctions binding third parties
Part 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975
Part 2—Application of amendments
Schedule 7—Miscellaneous amendments
Part 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975
Part 2—Application of amendments
Family Law Amendment Act 2003
No. 138, 2003
An Act to amend the Family Law Act 1975, and for related purposes
[Assented to 17 December 2003]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Family Law Amendment Act 2003.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 17 December 2003 2. Schedule 1 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 3. Schedule 2 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 4. Schedule 3 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 5. Schedule 4, item 1 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 6. Schedule 4, item 2 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 7. Schedule 4, item 3 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 8. Schedule 4, items 4 and 5 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 9. Schedule 4, items 6 to 8 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 10. Schedule 4, items 9 to 13 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 11. Schedule 4, items 14 to 19 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 12. Schedule 4, items 20 to 22 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 13. Schedule 4, items 23 and 24 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 14. Schedule 4, items 25 to 27 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 14A. Schedule 4A The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 17 December 2003 15. Schedule 5, items 1A and 1 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 16. Schedule 5, items 2 and 3 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 17. Schedule 5, item 4 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 18. Schedule 6 On the day after the end of the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 17 December 2004 19. Schedule 7, items 1 to 19 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 20. Schedule 7, item 20 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 21. Schedule 7, items 21 to 24 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 22. Schedule 7, items 25 and 26 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 23. Schedule 7, items 27 to 29A The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004 24. Schedule 7, items 30 and 31 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment Act 2000 27 December 2000 25. Schedule 7, items 32 to 35 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 14 January 2004
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