Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 (Cth)

Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006

Act No. 46 of 2006 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 19 July 2008

[This Act was amended by Act No. 8 of 2007 (as amended by No. 73 of 2008); No. 73 of 2008]

Amendments from Act No. 8 of 2007 (as amended by No. 73 of 2008) [Schedule 2 (item 8) repealed and substituted items 38 and 39 of Schedule 8 Schedule 2 (item 8) of No. 8 of 2007 (as am. by No. 73 of 2008, Sch. 2 [item 26]) repeals and substitutes the heading to item 39 of Schedule 8 Schedule 2 (item 9) repealed items 1 and 3 of Schedule 9 Schedule 2 (items 8 and 9) commenced immediately after 1 July 2006 Schedule 2 (item 26) of No. 73 of 2008 commenced immediately after item 8 of Schedule 2]

Amendments from Act No. 73 of 2008 [Schedule 2 (item 19) amended subsection 2(1) Schedule 2 (item 20) repealed and substituted heading before item 2 of Schedule 8 Schedule 2 (items 19 and 20) commenced on 15 March 2007]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Shared parental responsibility

Part 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975

Part 2—Application of amendments

Schedule 2—Compliance regime

Part 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975

Part 2—Application of amendments and savings

Schedule 3—Amendments relating to the conduct of child‑related proceedings

Part 1—Amendments Evidence Act 1995 Family Law Act 1975

Part 2—Application of amendments

Schedule 4—Changes to dispute resolution

Part 1—Changes to approval of organisations Family Law Act 1975

Part 2—Protection of names Family Law Act 1975

Part 3—Changes to dispute resolution Family Law Act 1975 Federal Magistrates Act 1999 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Marriage Act 1961

Part 4—Transitional matters relating to family counselling and family dispute resolution