Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2019 (WA)

Western Australia Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2019 Western Australia Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2019 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 Part 2 — Adoption and referral 4. Adoption of the Commonwealth Child Support laws as in force immediately before commencement day 3 5. Referral of maintenance of exnuptial children 3 6. Termination of adoption and reference 4 Part 3 — Family Court Act 1997 amended 7. Act amended 5 8. Section 5 amended 5 Part 4 — Repeal 9. Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990 repealed 6 Notes Compilation table 7 Defined terms Western Australia Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2019 An Act — * to adopt, for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, certain laws of the Commonwealth insofar as those laws relate to the maintenance of exnuptial children; and * to refer the matter of the maintenance of exnuptial children to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth to the extent that the Commonwealth's legislative power does not otherwise extend to Western Australia; and * to amend the Family Court Act 1997 and repeal the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990; and * for related purposes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title This is the Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2019.

2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. Terms used In this Act — adoption means the adoption under section 4(1); commencement day means the day on which this Act comes into operation under section 2; Commonwealth Child Support laws means — (a) the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Commonwealth); and (b) the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Commonwealth); and (c) any Commonwealth enactment that — (i) amends or otherwise affects the operation of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Commonwealth) or the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Commonwealth); and (ii) has not come into operation before commencement day; Commonwealth enactment means a provision of a law of the Commonwealth; reference means the reference under section 5(1).